Sonnet for St David
...The leek will sit with pride upon that hat;
and, yes, a daffodil’s another plant.
The two are often worn, so let us chat
about St David’s Day – or Dewi Sant.
This prelate was a Christian and we...
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Categories:
daffs, christian, daffodils, places,
Form: Sonnet
Shifting Gears
...Daffodils were bobbing,
I never thought to ask why?
January was the coldest -
dreams don't care
and the yellow trumpets
were almost speaking
and I almost listening.
However, sex got through
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Categories:
daffs, poetry,
Form: Free verse
A Strong Wind Blew
...A strong wind blew and the whole town knew
This storm intended trouble
A crashing sound upon the ground
My chimney stack was rubble
The daffs by the highways were all growing sideways
And I he...
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Categories:
daffs, humorous, storm, wind,
Form: Rhyme
The Wonders of Our World
...The wonders of the world,
The clouds barrel into the pools of blue, crashing into golden sunlight streaks piercing through the sky,
A canvas of colour full of shades you cannot clarify,
As it fl...
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Categories:
daffs, daffodils, earth, earth day,
Form: Rhyme
Joie De Vivre
...Upon a whim arising on this sunny springtime morn
hearing birds perform their songs at the crack of dawn
my knapsack packed already with a tasty picnic lunch
bread with cheese and wine
oh such a ...
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Categories:
daffs, beauty, flower, nature, uplifting,
Form: Rhyme
Spring Dh
...Spring has sprung at last
Lambs gambolling free
New shoots fresh and green
Bulbs give birth to blooms
Daffs in all my rooms
My spirit soars
From winters gloom
Sun permeates
In every room
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Categories:
daffs, flower, joy, spring, sun,
Form: Diminished Hexaverse
The Rose and the Daffodil - For Food For Thought Contest
...Foreword: on 30 December 2018 one last straggling rose remained in my garden. Below it a daffodil flower was just splitting, ready to open. Now that can’t be right.
The Rose And The Daffodil
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Categories:
daffs, daffodils, environment, rose,
Form: Rhyme
Spring Flowers Abound
...SPRING FLOWERS ABOUND
A time of year we love the best is spring, a time for new beginnings
Bringing us bright new flowers like the Buttercup to life
Cowslip are another delight along the verge...
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Categories:
daffs, celebration, flower, spring, daffodils,
Form: Abecedarian
Winters Season
..."Winter season"
Halloween and bonfire night have been and gone,
And Christmas is around the corner
The frost and snow still to come
And we will all be wishing it warmer
Must start shopping for...
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Categories:
daffs, beauty, creation, garden, seasons,
Form: Ballad
Love Story
...With heritage of dragon lore,
and hills and valleys shore to shore.
From the land of leeks and daffs,
there came a lass born of a Taff.
Roman walls built strong and bold,
surround a fortress v...
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Categories:
daffs, child, discrimination, family, love,
Form: Rhyme
A Pot of Daffs
...I bought some potted daffodils
To grace my windowsill.
Their yellow brightness warms the room
As flowers always will.
They’ll only last a week or two
But how my soul does dance
Each time that...
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Categories:
daffs, beauty, flower, daffodils,
Form: Rhyme
The Golden Girl
...The Golden Girl as named by Vienna (thanks girl)
Appointments here appointments there
Rushing round yet getting nowhere.
I would love the time to stop and stare
At the golden daffodils ...
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Categories:
daffs, life, girl, time, car,
Form: Light Verse
Glorious Spring
...Spring is here!!........ its very name, sets our hearts aglow,
all dormant life springs into action, after Winter's icy blow,
the harsher that frosty Season, the more we welcome Spring,
with its r...
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Categories:
daffs, happiness, health, life, nature
Form: Free verse
Just How Did My Garden Grow .
...Mary , Mary quite contrary
How did my garden grow ?
You know darned well
It's just been hell
With Winter's frost and snow .
Bought expensive seeds
That were colored weeds
That grew and grew so...
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Categories:
daffs, funnygarden,
Form: Rhyme