MONTH OF THE DAFFODIL
January
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May 22, 2023
January, wither, waste —
barren, inescapable darkness
where life wavers on a breath;
all life wavers, disintegrates.
January, gaping, gray —
starved, fissured ground
where the Daffodil is born;
the doomed Daffodil buds, struggles.
January, unforgiving, unchanging —
freezing, asphyxiating air
where blossoms dare to dream;
the Daffodil blossoms and
b r e a t h e s .
