Crocuses and daffodils are having a hard April.
The early frost and late snow stunted their growth.
Yellow and white rows of waving daffodils
do not adorn my garden this year.
As I looked at the snow on rows of unbloomed flowers
I noticed three white and two yellow daffodils and one white crocus.
Their heads were bowed down,
and their stems were broken.
There were only these few flowers .
Their beauty was soiled and hidden.
Their petals were bruised by beatings
of rain, snow, and winds.
Three white and two yellow daffodils,
and one white crocus with an orange crown.
They were the surviving flowers
from the many leaves and stems on the ground.
They were beautiful for one day,
until the weather changed.
Then frost came and snow fell,
winds blew and broke their stems.
I picked each flower and brought them indoors
then placed them in a tall glass of water.
They have been in bloom since then.
I am glad I saved them.
L.A. Steel
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