daffodils

A noise that disturbed him from his slumber
He peered out the window to see her there
That skirt a perfect match in his garden
Yellow falling seamless with his flowers

He ran out to meet her, to claim her his
But with his approach the illusion fell
The colour's a tint green he told himself
He could feel she was not what he fell for

Back to his solitude he retreated
Glancing by chance at his prize daffodil
Something about its beauty entranced him
And then he realised where his heart lied

The days moved on, but he stayed fixated
It pained him they couldn’t be together
He grieved his creation as not feeling
It will never know nor return his love

After far too much deliberation
He was struck with the only solution
In his garden he dug under the roots
There he lay down pulling the dirt over

That woman visited many more times
She noted the daffodils had grown great
Becoming more beautiful and vibrant
Yet she felt that something was not quite right

While flowers definitely are lovely
She misses the man that tended to them
Daffodils no matter how beautiful
She would not have traded his company for