Cottony Shawls
Dandelions poke their heads up in Spring,
as snowdrops, daffodils, and tulips show.
Their buds bloom and spread when warm breezes blow,
hinting at what Summer's weather will bring.
Dandelion roots are a stubborn thing,
evolved to sprout early and swiftly grow.
And they generally push through the snow
long before the songbirds return to sing.
Yellow polka-dots dapple fields of green
until they merge into a golden fleece.
And florets soon don white cottony shawls,
while seed-laden parachutes flee the scene.
Metamorphosing into a release,
dandelions shape-shift into blow-balls.
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