Eight proud blossoms, heads held high,
Eager to embrace the sky,
Hoping to be seen.
Five young weaklings bending down,
Study moss upon the ground,
Think, “What can it mean?”
Pride will wilt with warming sun,
Blooming faces will be done,
Turning paper thin.

March 11, 2026 at 12:22 am
A very beautiful poem and beautiful photos
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March 11, 2026 at 11:00 am
Thank you, Thomas.
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March 11, 2026 at 12:34 am
A lovely photo and poem, Anneli. 😊
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March 11, 2026 at 11:01 am
Thanks, Lynette. It’s so good to see the daffodils opening. This is a last year’s photo, but the same bunch is opening now so I can safely count them as one and the same.
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March 11, 2026 at 4:34 am
A nice summation of the short life of a flower waiting a whole year for their turn Anneli. Have a great Wednesday. Allan
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March 11, 2026 at 11:02 am
You too, Allan. I hope your snow is gone or at least going.
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March 11, 2026 at 6:20 am
A wonderful poem, Anneli! And, there’s some truth in that…
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March 11, 2026 at 11:03 am
Well, I can only go by what the flowers said as I walked by them. They were whispering in the wind.
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March 11, 2026 at 12:54 pm
I hope the words were wise. ❤️
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March 11, 2026 at 1:04 pm
Time will tell.
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March 11, 2026 at 2:47 pm
Time tells many stories…
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March 11, 2026 at 6:22 am
I love daffodils and this post brought a smile to my face as did your lovely poem, Anneli.
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March 11, 2026 at 11:03 am
Thanks so much, Carol. They are such happy spring greeters.
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March 11, 2026 at 6:47 am
What a lovely take on life. I see it.
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March 11, 2026 at 11:04 am
I don’t know why I didn’t notice the difference in the flowers before. I wasn’t paying enough attention I guess. But those young ones are definitely asking about the moss. “I thought it was supposed to be grass!”
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March 11, 2026 at 6:49 am
Dazzling daffodils do downward dog. 😄
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March 11, 2026 at 11:07 am
I’ll never look at daffodils in the same way again.
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March 11, 2026 at 5:27 pm
Lovely to see daffodils again. I enjoyed your poem too.
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March 11, 2026 at 6:58 pm
Thanks so much, Belinda.
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March 12, 2026 at 12:40 pm
Love the poem. So true! We have to enjoy them while they last!
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March 12, 2026 at 4:41 pm
Thanks, Susie.
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March 14, 2026 at 4:54 pm
Lovely poem, and so true.
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March 14, 2026 at 10:15 pm
Thanks, Jennie.
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March 15, 2026 at 6:46 am
You’re welcome, Anneli!
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March 15, 2026 at 1:53 am
The first spring flowers are always the prettiest for me. Lovely poem.
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March 15, 2026 at 9:03 am
I think it’s because we have to wait for them for so long.
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March 17, 2026 at 1:15 pm
Such innocence and inspiration. Sadly, our freezing morning weather zapped nearby daffodils. I will remember how beautiful they looked yesterday.
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March 17, 2026 at 1:44 pm
Did it kill the flowers for this year? I remember one year when the daffodils bloomed and then it showed on them, covering them right up, but they survived. Hope yours will too.
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