Ere the Grassy Knoll Gathers Momentum

Early on, ere the grassy knoll gathers momentum huddled shivering against the ground, stemless tops of yellow dot the lawns of the old neighborhood, signaling winter's demise without shouting Spring too loudly... In a wink or a blink of an eye, these wild buttons mushroom, spreading far and wide, usurping the green mantle of my lawn, stems now shooting forth twisting and turning at jagged angles, bizarrely... at times, wild undergrowth barging into a (civilized) urban plot when poof! their signature yellow smiles vanish, dispersed into puff balls, architectural marvels, wind-scattered seeds, ubiquitous but not before my inner child picks out a lovely bouquet for my saintly mother April 07, 2019 Entry in DANDELIONS contest Sponsor: Line Gauthier