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From the distance of the kitchen
window to the back yard, they
appear as mere yellow or creamy
colored blotches.
A brisk wind sweeps down across
the patchy green grass, sending
the vague yellow shapes bobbing in
its wake. Even from the distance, I
can see the bright shapes leaning
away from the prevailing breeze,
turning their backs to the oc
casional harshness of a fickle
season.
But, up close, perfect droplets of
dew sparkle on the crisp, ballerina
skirt blossoms. It has always
seemed so perfectly fitting that
Easter and the unfolding of the
daffodils should coincide.
With heavy rains in the
forecasts, I carefully pluck a
handful of these brave, cheerful
bloomers, and arrange them
casually in a pewter pitcher with
sassy, straight pussywillow and
tendrils of graceful weeping
willow.
How exquisitely beautiful they
are, their six perfect oval outside
petals framing the cup-shaped,
ruffled centers. In contrast are a
few less familiar creamy whites,
with shallow, heavily-crimped
centers, like pleated skirts twirling
around in exuberant dancing.
How unimpressive they seemed
last fall, those pudgy, plain bulbs,
wrapped m brown parchment-like
skins. Imagine, trying to convince
someone unfamiliar with the ways
of bulbs that these tear-drop
shaped, fleshy objects would bring
forth blooms of the utmost beauty,
after being buned for months in
chilled soil blanketed with snow
and ice.
By gosh, it takes a kind of faith to
plant bulbs.
But such a perfect example they
are of the Resurrection we now
celebrate. We know it happens. We
expect that the bulb, in due time,
will sprout forth slender green
leaves and then burst into
breathtaking lovelmess-and yet
each time it seems a miracle all
over again.
Just like the Easter story itself.
May your Easter be blessed
again with the joy of the
Resurrection. And daffodils.
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