Thursday, March 02, 2017

Silliness

March 20 (2?) is the spring equinox, and I guess I missed it.  This roller coaster ride of days pushing 80 F followed by tornado warnings and then days with threatening snow, (and that was just THIS WEEK) it is no wonder that we are a bit confused about the seasons.




Bravely and with marshmallow faces
daffodils thrust through brown leaves
confused by the applause of the wind
with a boldness that only a newcomer would have.

Innocent of their subordinate role
in Nature's ambivalent plunge forward in time
we can pretend this immature spring
is just an anomaly in proportion.

Daffodils entered stage left before their cue
with that eagerness of innocence
and that silliness of a daffy down dilly.


Above with stage make-up.

(Yes, this should have been posted on my other blog...my bad.)

16 comments:

  1. Love it!

    I do hope someone speaks to the Chinese quite sternly about this climate change hoax they are perpetuating.

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  2. My calendar says it's march 2. Did I miss something?

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    1. I typed a typo!! I meant March 2 and will correct that.

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  3. Beautiful pictures. Everyone seems to be having weird weather. Climate change is real. Today it's colder in Portland than it is in Antarctica.

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  4. Daffodils have such pretty faces. They make me smile.

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  5. The vernal equinox is March 20. You didn't miss it.
    I do love your daffodil poem, especially -
    "Bravely and with marshmallow faces
    daffodils thrust through brown leaves
    confused by the applause of the wind
    with a boldness that only a newcomer would have."

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    1. Somehow I have found two pages that contradict. Need sleep.

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  6. Awesome daffodils... just love their bright yellows. Perky!

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  7. Such beauty can be posted in more than one place, if you want.

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  8. you would think that bing down here on the Texas coastal plain that my daffodils would bloom before yours or even another blogger in London. but no. they've come up but not bloomed yet.

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  9. For a minute there I was wondering if I stepped into an alternate universe. It's still a few weeks until the equinox. We are having typical wet weather here, with more snow showers predicted for the weekend. I'm really ready for spring! Love the daffodil pictures. :-)

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  10. Lovely photograph and poetry. You are so very talented.

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  11. Daffodils are such cheery, happy flowers. I could use a bit of that lovely color lately.
    This weather is making me crazy. Bring on the flowers!

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  12. That was fun. I like "applause of the wind" and the silly down daffy dilly. They lend themselves to poetry and metaphors.

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  13. Nice words even if it isn't even near the 20th yet.

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