I was on my way to Plymouth Hoe after finishing work for my proverbial cappuccino, feeling down on account of my wife leaving for Lithuania tomorrow. I noticed how the daffodils along the way had given way to the blossom, which is also beginning to give way to the bluebells – each following the other as though designed to keep our spirits up: a challenge for me at this time . A line of verse came into my head linking the two. Over my cappo, it developed into something more. I’d like to share it with you.

You went away at blossom time,
The daffs had had their day,
But blossom comes to fill the void,
Though, briefly does it stay.

And then the bluebells swarm about,
Its trillions fill the land,
Their fragrant scent in woodland parts,
Completes this godlike hand.

But I am sad beyond recall,
For you are gone from me,
With no set date for your return,
To help me in my grief.

I will endure and wait for you,
To do what you must do,
But beg you in that far off land,
To think on me and you.