“The frosts are coming in”, they said
On the news today

“The hot weather is ending,

And snow is on its way.”


“Wrap up warm,” they warned

On the news today

“The chilling breezes are coming!

Be ready for a freezing day.”


Snow? Tell me its not spring time!
And I won’t believe what you say.

Come and see the azure sky
And send the snow away!


I saw a bee on my way home

Buzzing merrily away

And kissing all the tulips

As though it were summer today


And oh I saw the daffodils bloom

All over the fresh green grass

I saw them open their tired eyes

And sigh as the clouds floated past


The hedgehogs are crawling out early,

On the count that its so warm

The beaches are white with hot sand

And the wasps are starting to swarm


“Mommy I heard it’ll snow!

And that we should wrap up tight,

And cover ourselves with duvets,

And drink hot cocoa tonight.”


Though the spring skies are still above us

We’ve all been rushed indoors!

With our coats and scarves around us

And rugs on the wooden floors.


Ready for the snow.
Like they said on the news today

“No matter how blue the sky gets

Remember snow is on its way!”


But…

The daffodils are still swaying

No one told them about the snow

So when the snowflakes start to fall

Where will their petals go?

And what about the bumble bee

Who I saw humming away?
What will she do, where will she go

When snow comes her way?

We’re all wrapped up inside

But no one let the flowers know

Where will they go, what will they do

When it starts to snow?


Their petals are still blossoming

They’re playing with the sun

For them, summer’s already here

And life has just begun


Their roots are still tender

Their stems still so weak

Their dreams are still so childish

And their leaves are new and sleek


They stand near the oak trees

That are tall and thick and strong

I doubt the oaks would worry

When the snow comes along.


But what about the daffodils?
They only bloomed yesterday!

They haven't a clue what’s on the news

They’re still away at play!


“Mommy?

When the white ash comes…
Can the daffodils wrap up warm?
Can they go back in to the ground to get cosy

And stay safe from the snowy storm?”


Wrap up warm they told us.

On the news long ago.

The storms passed and we stayed warm

And the daffodils- buried. Under the snow.


Epilogue
Recently, the weather’s been absolutely gorgeous and so, so, so stunning and beautiful. I’ve been enjoying the sun and mild breezes so much, and did any one notice how vibrant the colours have suddenly become so early on in the year? Around this time in 2006, it was rainy and wet and miserable but it’s been a warm year for us so far, Alhamdulillah. And then I found out that the weather people have predicted snowfall sometime during this week.

You cannot comprehend how crushed I felt when I heard the news. At first I laughed it off, but around fifteen news reports later my throat hurt from all the laughing and I realised it had to be true.


I live near hills covered in bright green grass and daffodils, gosh they’re beautiful! I’ve never seen such a beautiful yellow; except when I look at the sun but that hurts so I don’t do it too often. Just a few weeks ago, I was walking home with my little brother and we realised that the first daffodils had started to bloom and a few were budding and we were so happy because wow! It’s spring!!! And I saw a big fat bee buzzing around too, normally I'm all eww gross get it away! But this time it made me realise that Spring really was here! And the radio announced that all these little animals are waking up and out of hibernation because it’s so warm and oh * sigh * I was all happy happy happy….

And then I found out about the snow. What were all the daffodils going to do when it started snowing?? They wouldn’t be able to survive if the snow was deep enough! I know this sounds sad but it totally crushed my heart!

The other heart breaking news that I found out a couple of days ago was the fact that America, regardless of how many school rules I broke and how many teachers I upset while wearing my “Don’t attack Iran” badge, are going to attack Iran. Again, I was completely and totally devastated and a little heart like mine can’t take so much sad news in one go! I became concerned for all the people of Iran but I especially couldn’t stop thinking about the children, who were so vulnerable and tender to all the horrid American forces, was any one going to let them know that their threads were about to be cut short? My mother told me all the 40+ year olds of Iran are trying to brave it off by saying ‘We’re ready to die for Islam’ but they’ve lived their lives, these poor Iranian children haven't done all the things they wanted to do yet and now there’s a huge chance that they’ll never get to do those things. Just like how the daffodils won’t get to properly bloom and enjoy the sunshine : (


Using the slightly more superficial (but still important!) theme of the daffodils dying under the snow that no one has warned them about, I combined two of my biggest concerns in to one poem. Me being the emotional geographer that I am, these concerns are global warming and war.


Hope you enjoy it : ) and thank you for reading it * if you did. If you didn’t then I don’t like you very much at all =_= *

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