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Free the Dandelions - For Flower Contest

Free the Dandelions I free the dandelions Big Bad Wolf style, a huff and a puff and fly sweet children to a secret niche within an unknown safety. Cling to the stones rest beneath the snows awaken to your mother’s touch rest easily among your native kin unkempt, untamed, uncut, alive in pure defiant dance. Turn your sunbright face to draw the dwindling bees to sup “au natural”, pollinations purity, hive and flowers future, served with honey’d sweetness. The dandelions free me to sit amidst the weeds calm sense of coming home. submitted to – Favorite Flower – poetry contest sponsor – Nayda Ivette Negron

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Date: 11/10/2015 3:22:00 PM
John, you brought back memories. When I first visited Epcot in Disney World at the Imagination Pavilion they had the original 3D movie, and in it, a child is blowing on a Dandelion. It was beautiful. Nice write!
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Date: 11/10/2015 11:52:00 AM
John, Congratulations on your "Favorite Flower win." SKAT
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Date: 11/9/2015 8:23:00 PM
Dandelions are so miss-understood. I use them for herbal tinctures...congrats on your win :)
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John Lawless
Date: 11/10/2015 9:01:00 AM
Edward, I just came to love them because they are so tenacious and tormenting to so many
Date: 11/9/2015 6:24:00 PM
Love your "free the dandelions" poem, John. Congrats on your fine win. Sandra
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John Lawless
Date: 11/10/2015 9:00:00 AM
Thanks Sandra
Date: 11/9/2015 2:30:00 PM
Dropping back with my congrats John:-) hugs Jan xx
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John Lawless
Date: 11/10/2015 8:59:00 AM
Thanks Jan for your continued friendship and support.
Date: 11/9/2015 2:14:00 PM
Congratulations in your win.
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John Lawless
Date: 11/10/2015 8:58:00 AM
Thanks Nayda.
Date: 11/4/2015 4:56:00 PM
very good John.....also when young before flowers bloom Greeks make delicious salads from dandelions.....Not that you needed this much information....great poem...Have a recipe....http://allrecipes.com/recipe/222744/dandelion-greens-with-a-kick/
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John Lawless
Date: 11/10/2015 8:58:00 AM
Thanks Judy. I often see people picking the dandelions and mushrooms at a nearby wooded preserve.
Date: 11/4/2015 10:02:00 AM
to me Dandelions are weeds and far from favourites lol - have a jadazzle united poem to post about them lol but feel lack luster and may simply take a break from here - good luck in the contest:-0 hugs jan xx
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John Lawless
Date: 11/10/2015 8:56:00 AM
Jan, take a lesson from the dandelions.....don't let the "flowers" get in your way.....just keep growing....reaching for the sun...

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