They’ll appear in the supermarket in Lisduff one of these days, the daffodils. Divided into bunches, elastic-banded, propped up in water buckets. But I won’t buy them. Daffodils only remind me of cancer, forget-me-nots of kidney disease, red poppies of the trenches.
Descriptions of flowers which should warm the soul, remind her of malignant/terminal diseases.
For example daffodils should signify new beginnings and rebirth, while forget-me-nots should signify enduring love---a bond that transcends time, and lastly red poppies mean remembrance.
