Barbara Gorelick Poet Free verse

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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Connie Marcum Wong April 17, 2019 at 11:19 PM Back to congratulate you on your wonderful win Barbara! : ) xxoo

Winged Warrior April 17, 2019 at 12:37 PM Lovely write my friend...Congrats! on the fine win Barbara...happy endings...^WW^

Gershon Wolf April 17, 2019 at 9:55 AM Barbara, a 'hearty Pouf' to your dandy-lion of a winner in the contest! :) gw

Andrea Dietrich April 12, 2019 at 6:59 PM I love the succinct way you did yours. I see this one doing very well in the contest

Paul Callus April 12, 2019 at 3:26 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

Jack Horne April 11, 2019 at 2:06 PM this brings back memories of blowing dandelion seeds - lovely write

Robert L. Hinshaw April 11, 2019 at 12:39 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

Laura Leiser April 10, 2019 at 11:15 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! :) Barbara Gorelick April 11, 2019 at 9:54 AM Thank you for your kind words..Ive never quite understood why they are "weeds"..smiling. BG

Maurice Rigoler April 7, 2019 at 10:17 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

M. L. Kiser April 6, 2019 at 2:17 PM Ah, more than a weed, it is highly nutritional and a great diuretic!

Allen Beilschmidt Sr. April 5, 2019 at 3:51 PM wonderful insight and well said. Who decides what a weed is or isn't anyway?

Connie Marcum Wong April 5, 2019 at 11:53 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

David Mchattie April 5, 2019 at 10:48 AM Nicely done. I for one, have a love/hate thing going with dandelions.

Tom Cunningham April 5, 2019 at 3:34 AM Well.I think.its a bright lovely flower even though it's classed as a weed. Good luck. Tom.