Short Coltsfoot Poems

A
son 
before
the father-
yellow precedes green...

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coltsfoot in tatters
the waterfall chuffing
— bright Summer sun

8/8/2018...

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Scents
Coltsfoot
Dare to dream 
Nature's glory
Wealth









10.04.2017
Sun :) - A-L Andresen :)
howmanysyllables.com/syllable
1-2-3-4-1...

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Spring marks the end of winter and start of summer
It is lovely with colorful contrasts
Norway is a long country with a lot of mountains and valleys
Wide variations in climate from south to north and from east to west

Migrant's return, and the first flower is coltsfoot
Both humans and animals awakened by hibernation with new energy
The sun is high, no snow falls and the birds singing
Small downy mouse ears to be leaves on birch tree







01.04.2016
A-L Andresen :)...

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In waste places beside the road
Coltsfoot grows in fertile till.
A smallish flower no higher than a toad
Its habitat seems to fit the bill.

Not expecting a flower in this land
Odd brown scales clasp its stalk.
Skunk cabbage neighbors in its sand
And makes a "feller" stop and gawk..

Leaves not unlike the hoof of a colt
Hence the name, Colts-foot, you know.
The first flower in spring to bolt
And a weed that escapes my hoe.

By any name, it's still a weed.



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