Crocuses

There are other worlds here – Willetts's mother's escape from the Nazis; his secular Jewishness; the reckless crossing of a Welsh river with his sister; a visit to the Jewish cemetery in Warsaw; a handful of love poems and, when you are not expecting it, pinned on like a cameo brooch, a poem called "Crocuses", a small sparkling joke – light as spring itself.

New Light for the Old Dark by Sam Willetts 2010

There are other worlds here - Willetts's mother's escape from the Nazis; his secular Jewishness; the reckless crossing of a Welsh river with his sister; a visit to the Jewish cemetery in Warsaw; a handful of love poems and, when you are not expecting it, pinned on like a cameo brooch, a poem called "Crocuses", a small sparkling joke - light as spring itself.

Culture | guardian.co.uk Kate Kellaway 2010

Crocuses are blooming through the snow cover in the winter garden.

Mira Schor: A Feminist Tea Party Mira Schor 2011

Crocuses are blooming through the snow cover in the winter garden.

Mira Schor: A Feminist Tea Party Mira Schor 2011

Crocuses are blooming through the snow cover in the winter garden.

Mira Schor: A Feminist Tea Party Mira Schor 2011

Crocuses and other early bloomers stood proud against the dark soil.

Recipe: Kale and Myzithra Crostini (Χόρτα και Μυζήθρα Κροστίνι) Laurie Constantino 2008

Crocuses and other early bloomers stood proud against the dark soil.

Archive 2008-02-01 Laurie Constantino 2008

Sadly, there was a subdued display of Crocuses and no bees.

Matters Quotidian Walter Jon Williams 2010

Beavers are more foreboding than Crocuses I suppose.

Matthew Anderson: An Open Letter to the Captains 2010

Beavers are more foreboding than Crocuses I suppose.

Matthew Anderson: An Open Letter to the Captains 2010