By jwb71913
Date: 2004 Mar 23
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[[2004.03.23.19.22.11116]]

Dandelion

You are the dandelion in the grass
Defiant, angry and beautifully gold
A yellow flag, no caution's banner
Facing death, solitary and bold

The winds howl, bending you over
Until you kiss the four leaf clover
Frost that kills your neighbor small
Seems to make your stance more tall

Incredible though your assets are
You scatter them much too far
You'll soon die on sea of green
Before the next full moonbeam's seen

The cricket comes to sing to you
You're safe and sometimes warmer
Let go that root and fly away
When nesters leave the dormer

I love you little dandelion
I dream that I might kiss you
When summer's heat has burned your kin
I still will really miss you

So every spring I'll eagerly go
Out to the yard to seek
Your special message just for me
Even though we never speak