Floral Week

Daffodil Wish

An ode to change, The Cranberries, and a better future

All that hurt brought upon us, kicked in the dirt It’s gone on too long we’ve been hit hard, but we stay strong And it’s fine for some, but we’re not the ones, we’re not the ones

Now it’s decided, we can’t do this no more Now it’s decided, we start change right here. Hating the other is not necessary

So, why don’t we stop that nonsense? Why don’t we stop that nonesense? And love one another ’cause these daffodils look lovely, today.

This poem is deeply indebted to The Cranberries, and their song Daffodil Lament from the album No Need To Argue. I have played that cd many, many times. I dedicate this poem to the memory of Dolores O’Riordan. Her iconic voice was one of the pillars I built my life on. The song seemst to be about a lady realizing her relationship is going nowhere, and deciding to finally leave it behind, after being stuck for so long. It seemed fitting to play with this idea for Floral Week, and in these time of people globally taking that final stand against racism.

And the daffodils look lovely today.

The poet Tapan Avasthi inspired this poem. He said that in India, guests are welcomed with flower garlands, and prompts us poets to welcome the second half of 2020, a year that has seen so much tragedy, with a garland of floral poetry of hope. I like that idea. So, for the first seven days of July, I’m sharing flower power poetry in #floralweek. Are you in? If you want to join in, follow the guidelines beneath this poem by Tapan:

My floral poetry garland so far:

You may also like other #flowerweek poems, such as this one by Kim McKinney:

Or this one by Suryatapa:

See the rest of them here:

https://medium.com/tag/floral-week