PAST YEAR by Terry Le Feber

Natural disasters

Fires, floods, mudslides

Hurricanes, tornados

Droughts, blackouts

Crop loss, job loss,

Homes lost,

Lives lost

In some places

Too much snow,

Too much water

Then,

Spring’s miraculous recovery

Arrives bringing

The Daffodil

The yellow Daffodil always endures

As do we