Daffodil delight

Issue #77 of your inbox poetry magazine

Spring is here
I feel it in my nose
and can see it in the bright colours:
yellows, purples, whites - new
life ignites.

It still is winter in the Northern Hemsphere, but not for much longer. Clearly, spring is coming. You can see it everywhere you look. You can smell it. You can tell by the little tingle in your nose if you are, like me, allergic to pollen. Before the temperatures really start rising here, there is always an explosion of colours. The greens are coming back in the trees, and everywhere you look the croci and daffodils are brightening up the world with yellows and purples. I don’t really mind the winter, but this always brings a smile to my face. And a certain song gets stuck in my head. It’s actually quite a sad song, but the reference to daffodils and the melody - and that voice ! - make me feel very spring-y and alive.

What’s your spring song?

PS: don’t forget to scroll down, there are two more sections in this issue: Something to listen to and Poetry elsewhere.

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Something to listen to

Well, let’s start with this. The video of that Daffodil song that gets stuck in my head every spring. And I love it.

In the latest episode of our poetry podcast, it’s Samantha Lazar who tells us about poetry communities, inspiration and prompts:

And of course, here is the audio version of this week’s poem. Check out the rest of the #trpplffct readings, too!

Take a trip through the 27 Member States of the European Union with our February playlist:

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Poetry elsewhere

This is maybe not the best poem you will ever read, but it packs a punch. The defiance of the poet is strong and I hope it inspires those who can use it. Read Glitter in my rainbow.

Living a nomadic life is not so much about leaving your comfort zone, as finding it wherever you are. That’s what I realized when I read this poem from another nomadic poet, back home on east coast at should know better age.

Treasure hunting in second hand books, finding poetry. That is what A.C. Myers did, and shared in Objet Trouvé.