May Basket

By Ethel Jacobson

Daffodil, daisy,

Fern, and clover,

Now my basket’s

Brimming over.

My basket I give

When day is new,

A profusion of color,

They’re all for you.

“I love you,” they say

Over and over—

Daffodil, daisy,

Fern, and clover.

Photo by Lonnie Lonczyna