dandelions
are weeds they say
but to me
they
are summer
and a fluffy
snowflake
mixed-breed
mutt who made a beeline for me
when i lay
out on the kentucky bluegrass
of home
needing love
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2013 Jennifer Wagner
I'm pledging to be a little less grown up today--and to link up with those amazing poets at the dVerse Poets Pub for OpenLinkNight #90!
they're summer
ReplyDeleteand a fluffy snowflake....love this...love dandelions...love to breathe the seeds away and how they spread in such abundance..ha...there's so much beauty in weeds....well captured...the lying in the grass of home, needing love makes it so personal as well...
smiles...i have a dandelion poem somewhere...they are my fav flower...ha...and the mutt that gave love when you needed it...cool bit of love and story in this short one...
ReplyDeleteThere is little more beautiful than a field of yellow dandelions in the distance, I think. And a dog, mixed breed or not, is synonymous with love!
ReplyDelete(I enjoyed your baseball comments in my blog. I AM going to try to pay more attention to the sport this year. LOL. Just for old time's sake.)
... and time spent with grand who blows the lovely seeds to the wind; nice capture of an endearing moment
ReplyDeleteNow I feel nice and warm...!
ReplyDeleteWow, Jennifer, love this. I always looked forward to seeing dandelions then I can be sure summer has arrived.
ReplyDeleteIt would be lovely if we could stay that open-minded for ever.
ReplyDeleteLove this summer love ~ I am looking out for those dandelions ~
ReplyDeletedandelions a sign of summer and warmth and when they get white and puffy make a wish and let it drift in the air.
ReplyDeleteI love them and I love this! :)
ReplyDeleteWeeds are just flowers that choose where they grow :)
ReplyDeleteI love dandelions, more for their tenacity than anything, but also for the wishes.
You captured these feelings perfectly.
Me too! LOvely...
ReplyDeletethats a whole months dose of tender love care...
ReplyDeleteVery sweet.
ReplyDeleteSo much in so little space. Love this!
ReplyDeleteI too have a thing for dandelions...I have yet to see one, but hopefully soon. lovely piece.
ReplyDeleteoh, this one made me smile.... i needed these images today. :) thanks so much!
ReplyDeleteMy son loves dandelions!!! I will show him your poem.....I love the images.
ReplyDeleteme too... they are pure sunshine!
ReplyDeletebeauty lies in the eyes of the beholder.. yes like the Dandelion ur poem but to readers they are summer and a fluffy snowflake what a lovely description in so few lines..like Wordsworth's Daffodils u have glorified Dandelion & made a natural thing look supernatural .Gorgeous.GOD<3U
ReplyDeleteThey do make a person think of summer. Well done.
ReplyDeleteI honestly think dandelions are the most poetic of flowers :)
ReplyDeleteThis is a wonderful memory glimpse Jennifer. It made me remember a dandelion that grew on the side of our house when i was a kid :)
ReplyDeleteLove this on so many levels. I love when poetry brings us back to memories of a childhood. My daughters friend (when little) said she had a prettier yard than ours because hers had yellow flowers all over it :)
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