Tuesday, April 2, 2013

When You're Young You Don't Care About Appearances



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


Copyright © 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!

24 comments:

Claudia said...

they're summer
and 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...

Brian Miller said...

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...

Mary said...

There 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!

(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.)

Wolfsrosebud said...

... and time spent with grand who blows the lovely seeds to the wind; nice capture of an endearing moment

Anonymous said...

Now I feel nice and warm...!

Lisa A. Williams said...

Wow, Jennifer, love this. I always looked forward to seeing dandelions then I can be sure summer has arrived.

Anonymous said...

It would be lovely if we could stay that open-minded for ever.

Scarlet said...

Love this summer love ~ I am looking out for those dandelions ~

Truedessa said...

dandelions a sign of summer and warmth and when they get white and puffy make a wish and let it drift in the air.

ayala said...

I love them and I love this! :)

mrs mediocrity said...

Weeds are just flowers that choose where they grow :)

I love dandelions, more for their tenacity than anything, but also for the wishes.

You captured these feelings perfectly.

enthusiastically, dawn said...

Me too! LOvely...

asteria's canvass said...

thats a whole months dose of tender love care...

aka_andrea said...

Very sweet.

Jenny Herner said...

So much in so little space. Love this!

RMP said...

I too have a thing for dandelions...I have yet to see one, but hopefully soon. lovely piece.

joanna said...

oh, this one made me smile.... i needed these images today. :) thanks so much!

Unknown said...

My son loves dandelions!!! I will show him your poem.....I love the images.

Laura said...

me too... they are pure sunshine!

adhi das said...

beauty 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

Justin Lamb said...

They do make a person think of summer. Well done.

Optimistic Existentialist said...

I honestly think dandelions are the most poetic of flowers :)

ND Mitchell said...

This 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 :)

Margaret said...

Love 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 :)