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Dandelion

Dandelion, do I snip you in your bud,
lest your fleeting flight of little wings 
do take their hold, multiplying ten fold

or do I make wine, for by the hour you
propogate this lawn of mine, a green
field of sun's golden shower of flowers

Oh Dandelion, so misunderstood, you
are deemed a weed by those whom 
would crown you, by fastidious deed in

their need to define you as something
less than ideal, yet I feel a presence,
upon my lawn, of spring's golden dawn

taking over like clover, Oh Dandelion



(April 11 2016)

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Funom Makama Date: 5/9/2016 1:14:00 PM Excellent. This is great and awesome. A definite 7 Login to Reply

Timothy Hicks Date: 4/27/2016 12:55:00 PM For me they had character and a splash of color on what would have been normally a rather uninteresting green lawn. I share similar sentiments ... a delightful tribute to spring's golden dawn. Every child thinks they are a flower until they get older and are told it's a weed. Sad. Login to Reply

Nayda Ivette Negron Flores Date: 4/25/2016 4:44:00 PM Beautiful description of dandelions Login to Reply J. Tudor Date: 4/25/2016 5:04:00 PM Thank you Nayda...kind of you to say. Hope you are well in your life. J.

Maurice Rigoler Date: 4/22/2016 11:48:00 AM Every cursed dandelion has to be grateful for your poem! I, too, find them beautiful, though that may be because I do not have a lawn. I have written several poems on the dandelion (Fr. dent de lion). A delightful take on this highly abused flower. Thanks for the stop by. / M Login to Reply

Daver Austin Date: 4/17/2016 10:19:00 AM Love this. Yes, and how about the various weed flowers growing in an uncultivated area. They are petite and beautiful and I don't like to mow them down. Love, daver Login to Reply J. Tudor Date: 4/25/2016 5:02:00 PM Daver...sorry it has taken me so long to reply, but I do thank you for reading and commenting about dandelions. I have 35 acres of them, don't think I'll be mowing them anytime soon. J.

Nette Onclaud Date: 4/17/2016 3:45:00 AM languid is your expression, J...greeat job..huggs Login to Reply J. Tudor Date: 4/25/2016 5:00:00 PM Thank you Nette, for reading. I seemed to have gotten behind in some replies, but please know that I appreciate your visit. J.

Dana Young Date: 4/14/2016 4:21:00 PM Very well written J..I enjoy reading your poetry! Login to Reply J. Tudor Date: 4/16/2016 6:47:00 PM Thank you Dana and I am glad you enjoy. J.

Suzanne Delaney Date: 4/14/2016 2:48:00 PM Love your musings on the dandelion. I always loved to pick them and blow away the seeds. If ever I see a single seed floating I imagine it is a fairy. Just silly kid stuff I never forgot. I have a paperweight with one trapped in there. SuZ Login to Reply J. Tudor Date: 4/16/2016 6:46:00 PM What a lovely paperweight idea...and silly kid stuff is the best many times. Thank you for reading Suzanne. J

Lindsay Laurie Date: 4/11/2016 8:32:00 PM G'day J. ... at one time I collected dandelion roots from wasteland and made a coffee. I consider them a herb, not a weed - thanks J. - Lindsay Login to Reply J. Tudor Date: 4/11/2016 9:23:00 PM Thank you Lindsay...we have an herb dealer/supplier nearby, and they sell just about everything dandelion you could ever want or need!! J.

Daniel Turner Date: 4/11/2016 8:01:00 PM I really like the light humor JT. I'm not a fan of dandelions although I have written poems about them. Peace my friend:) Login to Reply J. Tudor Date: 4/11/2016 9:20:00 PM Thanks Daniel...we've been having rain, and suddenly the fields are covered, seems like overnight! J.