Monday 28 December 2015

On the pleasure of buying daffodils in December

I wandered lonely as a cloud
(In Sainsburys, quite hard to do),
When all at once, not quite a crowd,
But little sprays came into view.
Between the cheeses and the tills,
Bunches of early daffodils.

When often on my couch I lie
In vacant or in pensive mood,
I dream of spring. The time when I
Can shop for flowers as well as food.
But now, my heart with pleasure thrills -
A pound a bunch, for daffodils!
 



15 comments:

  1. On our walks every day since Christmas break has begun, we've come across primula and other flowers in people's front gardens - no daffodils yet, though, and it is getting colder now with snow predicted for the New Year. Better now than in March!

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    1. No snow, thank you, Meike. I'm ready for the sun.

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  2. Excellent but don't eat them.

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    1. One of my dearest friends once sliced up a daffodil bulb for a stew, mistaking it for an onion. Bad idea.

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  3. Lovely. Now I feel Spring is on the way!

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  4. A bunch of daffs is very cheerful.

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    1. I'm still waiting for them to come out, Patsy, but I'm sure they'll be lovely.

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  5. The first daffodils are a lovely sight. Just returned from a week's holiday to find a pot of tete a tete in full bloom. Makes the heart sing! There is a daffodil, Early Sensation, which blooms in January but some purists only want them to herald the spring.

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    1. L, I think that daffodils give us hope, as do snowdrops (not sign of those yet, but it shouldn't be long).

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  6. That's very early - shows how mild the temperature has been. I enjoyed your wee verses though I'm still hoping for some proper winter coldness before spring!

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    1. I know we need some cold, Rosemary. You're right. But right now, I need daffodils. M&S have beg bunches, with leaves, for £2....I'm tempted.

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  7. I've sometimes seen tulips sold for New Year here, but never daffodils. Happy looking-forward-to-spring to you, Frances!

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  8. I shall frame this. You know why!

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