Floriana Hall's "Forsythia and Cynthia"
© 2000-2004 Floriana Hall

The overwhelming pleasure I feel
Beholding yellow forsythia shrubs on a hill,
Golden bell clusters of varied thickness and length
Decorating landscapes, like sweet hyacinth,
The overwhelming treasures I see
As forsythia envisious our daughter to me,
Cynthia, who spreads joy in our lives each day,
Forsythia, spring's renewal, a special way,
No artist portrays the beauty abound
When forsythia, daffodils, tulips surround.
'Tis an overwhelming spreading arch scene -
Cynthia pictured standing somewhere between
an exquisite array of nature's most brilliant display,
The sweetest of all, our most fragrant bouquet.