Sunday, March 29, 2009

Daff-a-down-dillys

what are words?
where are they born?

whence daffodil?
the tranquil jonquil,
asphodel,
or lilly dill of Daffy St Dafydd.


who knows for sure?
not narcissus
contemplating
his own image.

nor I
weaving paths
of made up etymology
and nonsense rhyme
like quills upon
a fretful celandine.

alternative ending

like frills upon
the sun-filled celandine

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