Monday, June 28, 2010

Daffodils

Daffodils are a promise
I tell myself
as I cross the threshold 
of what I don't know
but it's not a promise 
from a dead long poet 
with an aptly alliterated
name.  They're
not a promise from windy skies or 
stolen breath or words and 
empty nothings that don't count
as promises because they're broken 
before they're spoken.
But daffodils 
are a promise
I tell myself 
as I cross the threshold
into morning.


3/27/10

4 comments:

  1. I enjoy a poem with a poetic ending that twists my expectations and leaves me aware of that part of myself that loves to connect with people through writing.

    I have no true idea what "morning" means here, but it feels utterly familiar and wonderful.

    Nice.

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  2. Thank you so much for reading and commenting! I'm glad you enjoyed the poem and the ending. I am also a fan of twist endings, and I love it when authors and poets do it to me.

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  3. I really like this. I've read it over several times and I like it more every time. :) Stopping over from Glynn's place!

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  4. Thank you so much for reading and commenting! I'm so glad you enjoyed the poem, and that it keeps getting better. That's always my goal as a poet and a writer. :) Glad you found me!

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