Daffodils Save the Day

Looking at the rain with gloomy dismay,

Pink daffodils moved in a gentle sway

And reminded me, everything has its say.

Whether rain, wind, or clouds, it's still a good day.

On the 4th Anniversary of the Iraq War ~ posted in 2009

Soldiers featured on the local news,
Their eyes stare deeply into mine
reflecting hopes, the plans they made,
lives now reduced to memories.
Just piercing eyes in determined faces,
names and ranks on the evening news,
their last appearance on my TV screen.