Friday, 1 May 2009

Tulips

There are days
when you believe that
Winter will last forever.

Then one morning
you open the curtains,
sunlight illuminates the tulips,
you know that Summer is nearly here,
and you wonder why you ever doubted it.

Happy May Day.

This post is dedicated
with love
to my friend
Bobby.

19 comments:

  1. Anonymous1 May 2009 at 00:03

    As a flip of the coin, overnight the temperature dipped below 20degrees (it was 18!) and I need to find one more blanket for my bed.

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  2. Anonymous1 May 2009 at 00:43

    Happy May Day to you too! I love tulips.

    It has been chilly here the last few days, but it should warm up by the weekend.

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  3. Fairlie - www.feetonforeignlands.com1 May 2009 at 02:26

    Happy May Day to you! As Peppermintpatcher said, here in the southern hemisphere we are heading into winter, but as I am much further south than she is...our overnight temperatures are now bordering on the zero mark! It's hot water bottle time in our household.

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  4. Unknown1 May 2009 at 07:22

    Sunlight is such a wonderful lift to the spirits

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  5. Ali1 May 2009 at 07:27

    May. How on earth did that happen?

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  6. kristina1 May 2009 at 08:11

    Hooray for May! Although I'm not sure where the time has gone... K x

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  7. Morse1 May 2009 at 08:15

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  8. dragonfly1 May 2009 at 08:19

    Happy May Day, Alice.

    My favourite month (and my favourite flowers, thank you x)

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  9. Gina1 May 2009 at 08:44

    May and a beautiful sunny morning... couldn't ask for anything more. Happy May day Alice. Have a wonderful weekend.

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  10. JuliaB1 May 2009 at 09:35

    Only 6 weeks until the summer solstice !! Happy Beltane. x

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  11. Allison1 May 2009 at 12:06

    Happy May Day to you and yours, Alice!

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  12. dottiedashie1 May 2009 at 12:58

    -- .- --. .--. .. . ..-. .. .-.. . ... .-. ..- .-.. . --- -.-

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  13. dottycookie1 May 2009 at 14:36

    Happy May Day. The seedlings are coming on apace - both those we planted and the weeds!

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  14. RW1 May 2009 at 14:41

    exactly

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  15. blackbird1 May 2009 at 15:59

    May Day!

    I do actually LIKE May Day - though I not at all a holiday person.

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  16. silverpebble1 May 2009 at 18:36

    I was reading from 'When we were very young' the other day with my eldest. I rediscovered this poem:

    Daffodowndilly

    She wore her yellow sun bonnet
    She wore her greenest gown
    She turned to the south wind
    And curtsied up and down
    She turned to the sunlight
    And shook her yellow head
    And whispered to her neighbour
    'Winter is dead'

    A. A. Milne

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  17. Anonymous2 May 2009 at 00:25

    And have a lovely weekend!

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  18. Mary3 May 2009 at 06:14

    What joy.

    Your tulips.

    And the AA Milne poem in your comments.

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  19. BobbyC4 May 2009 at 10:04

    Dear Alice - thank you. I am deeply honoured. Once again, you have tugged at my heartstrings. Bobbyx

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