Daffodil Walk

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Chasing Daffodils in Hagley Park...

We can't leave Christchurch
without seeing daffodils
and while it is very early
for spring flowers
we stop the car along the river
to check the blossom
and spy our first daffies

and a cherry blossom

and then another

the sign reminds us
that tomorrow
we have an early 3.15 am start
to get to the airport in time
for our 6am flight...

but the daisies
in the grass cheer us

and the ivy cladded tree
waves it's arms in glee

so we drive on into Hagley Park
to chase down the daffodils

that rise out of the woodlands

and spread yellow cheer
across the grassy river banks

but there is no sign of daffodils...

and so we stop
to look at camellias

of fire engine red

and flowers
bursting from the cold soil
underneath the trees

an icy looking rhododenron

and cross the footbridge
we haven't given up hope...

and there
so quietly

creeping imperceptibly
from damp loose soil

the daffodils
have arrived

Oh Happy days...

The chill is creeping through my jacket
the sun has slipped away
the day is nearly over,
and this peppermint candy camellia
reminds me
not to forget

to buy some Jaffas

and some Pineapple chunks
to take back to my family
across the other side,
the warmer side,
of the Tasman Sea...





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