Tuesday, 8 September 2015

Daffodil (September)


Us they are not there to impress. We are not the focus of any narcissus. They’re not a promotion for anyone’s happiness. Familiar rill and trumpet force their way from papery hoods. The fashion of eons is premised on need, for water, air ... Yellow is popular with bees. Frills and pipes are petals catching on quick to pollinators. They bend about for dear life, stalks of the northern hemisphere. But who are we, upsidedown in Australia? Who on earth are we trying to impress? Why? Answers take a whole lifetime. Meanwhile, September, we go looking for a little happiness.

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