The Dandelion

It’s a weed in name only
Spikey green leaves, a yellow face 
Hearty with a no-nonsense enthusiasm 
Growing with total abandon
With no regard for rules 
In gardens, lawns, in tiny cracks
At last forming a perfect ball of silver threads
Pouf! The seeds blown by the wind
Or by little ones with childish delight
The dandelion….


4/4/19

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Date: 4/17/2019 11:19:00 PM
Back to congratulate you on your wonderful win Barbara! : ) xxoo
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Date: 4/17/2019 12:37:00 PM
Lovely write my friend...Congrats! on the fine win Barbara...happy endings...^WW^
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Date: 4/17/2019 9:55:00 AM
Barbara, a 'hearty Pouf' to your dandy-lion of a winner in the contest! :) gw
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Date: 4/12/2019 6:59:00 PM
I love the succinct way you did yours. I see this one doing very well in the contest
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Date: 4/12/2019 3:26:00 PM
A wild plant despised by many, but it has so much to offer! I enjoy all the stages of its life, and as you say, children love to blow balls of silver threads. Regards // paul
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Date: 4/11/2019 2:06:00 PM
this brings back memories of blowing dandelion seeds - lovely write
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Date: 4/11/2019 12:39:00 PM
You've got yourself a winner here BeeGee & I expect to see it at the top of the winner's list! Glad you enjoyed Cecil's epitaph. Here's another I thought about entering: Carl was laid to rest for his eternal snooze; Brought about by guzzlin' too much booze! Take good care - BoB
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Date: 4/10/2019 11:15:00 PM
You captured the wanton nature of the dandelion so well in your most excellent poem, Barbara! Loved the lines “growing with total abandon, with no regard for rules..” Should do well in the contest! :)
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Barbara Gorelick
Date: 4/11/2019 9:54:00 AM
Thank you for your kind words..Ive never quite understood why they are "weeds"..smiling. BG
Date: 4/7/2019 10:17:00 AM
Love this, Barbara. The first ones are just now showing up. I written several on this sadly maligned "weed", which I find a powerful metaphor for the shortness of human life. I'm at the gray hair stage, with balding not far behind. Dandelion makes a good wine, by-the-way as well as a salad green, as your commentors point out, Thanks for stopping by. / M
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Date: 4/6/2019 2:17:00 PM
Ah, more than a weed, it is highly nutritional and a great diuretic!
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Date: 4/5/2019 3:51:00 PM
wonderful insight and well said. Who decides what a weed is or isn't anyway?
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Date: 4/5/2019 11:53:00 AM
Dandelions are so plentiful but many hate seeing them in their garden because I guess they pop up in places where they land. I have seen fields of nothing but dandelions in Bavaria where they are appreciated. Your beautiful poem returned me to those fields this morning Barbara. Thank you. Have a lovely Easter. xxoo
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Date: 4/5/2019 10:48:00 AM
Nicely done. I for one, have a love/hate thing going with dandelions.
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Date: 4/5/2019 3:34:00 AM
Well.I think.its a bright lovely flower even though it's classed as a weed. Good luck. Tom.
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