Cuckoo Flower, Göteborg, March 15th, 2002

Cardamine pratensis Ängsbräsma i augusti, i november, i maj och i april Eva Ekeblad, 2002

The Cuckoo Flower
coming strong in its lawn
still does not beat the Hairy Bittercress
when it comes to early flowering
so the Hairy one sends a sprig
to confirm the rumour
spread by Coltsfoot and Whitlowgrass
that spring is indeed earlier than last year
when a timid rosette of Bittercress
was up on the Web on March 19th
with no sign of flowers