Dandelion

Day bringer with a crown of rayed sunshine. Artist of the Spring. Nuisance of the gardeners lawn. Delight beneath the child’s chin. Envoy of wishes and dream flights. Luscious wine font. Ignoble hero of nutrition. Ornament of flower chains Nutritious salad fare.

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Laura Mckenzie

Date: 9/29/2009 3:24:00 PM

So perfectly captured! A great view of a flower so misunderstood! Laura :) Great one Deb!!!

Gert W. Knop

Date: 9/23/2009 5:48:00 AM

Pretty tribute to dandelion, Deborah! The young fresh leaves make an excellend salad. Tahnk you for commenting my poems. Are you in facebook? I am with quite a number of pictures....Gert

John Freeman

Date: 9/18/2009 10:46:00 PM

A little dandelion wine, I know but as a food I don't know. Witty write, Deb. Sincerely Moses

Tim Ryerson

Date: 9/18/2009 5:13:00 PM

Makes me want get tipsy on Dandelion wine...then have a nutritous salad to top it off! "With a crown of sunshine"...don't get any better than that!! Tim

Carol Sunshine Brown

Date: 9/18/2009 4:03:00 PM

I have read your poetry and enjoyed it. I wish you the best in your writing endeavors. You have done an outstanding job writing this poem. May you have a wonderful and inspiring weekend . Love, Carol

Yoni Dvorkis

Date: 9/18/2009 11:39:00 AM

so you can turn a dandelion into food and wine? I'd be the first to want to taste a wine made out of dandelions. surely the delight of blowing all the little fibers off of the flower can find their way into this no? I have so many memories of being a kid picking like 50 of them from a field and then blowing them all at once. and then sneezing for 5 minutes straight...

Sue Mason

Date: 9/17/2009 8:14:00 PM

"delight beneath the child's chin" ... what a wonderful line ... smile ... great form which I have yet to try ... I'm finding this inspiring ... smile ...

Sara Kendrick

Date: 9/17/2009 4:41:00 PM

They say that they are edible and the colonist brouht them over here from England. They also have medicinal value. Love what you did with the topic. Sara