St David
St David’s Day
At school they told us
that it was the day
on which Jesus
and a host of angels came to Wales.
There was sunshine
full of endless song
– and the soul of David was borne away
to heaven.
I thought,
‘He must have been
a good man for God’s Son
to come for him.’
Through the classroom window
we could see the late white
linger in patches,
and brave green blades
spearing through
the soggy carpet
of last Autumn’s leaves.
And the blades
proudly unfurled
their yellow banners
– their daffodil symbol
of St. David
and the heart
of Wales.
– David Watkins Price
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