Poem: First Daffodil

 First Daffodil

The first daffodil bloomed today.

Brave yellow majorette,

she peered awkwardly behind

for other members of her troupe,

and espied a cluster of emerald shoots

beneath a barren tree.

Perhaps tomorrow

she will have company

on her march towards spring.

                                         by Jennifer Weiss

                                         This poem was previously published in Eno Magazine.