Sunday, May 11, 2008

Oh Dandelion

I don't want to make any enemies here, but I actually like dandelions. ;-)

From "Poems for Memorization"
Rod and Staff Publishers

"Oh dandelion, yellow as gold,
What do you do all day?"
"I just wait here in the tall green grass
Till the children come out to play."

"O dandelion, yellow as gold,
What do you do all night?"
"I wait and wait til the cold dews fall
And my hair grows long and white."

"And what do you do when your hair is white
And the children come out to play?"
"They take me up in their dimpled hands
And blow my hair away."
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10 comments:

  1. Tanya BreeseMay 11, 2008 at 9:05 AM

    Beautiful collage! I like them too, they remind me of my children. They love picking them for me! We have plenty in our yard,lol.

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  2. dotMay 11, 2008 at 9:17 AM

    Wow, how pretty! I like them too.

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  3. ptowngirlMay 11, 2008 at 10:52 AM

    Quite a beautiful collage! I love dandelions too - they are so simple, yet pretty, it's hard to believe they are weeds! :-)

    ptowngirl
    HamptonRoadsDailyPhoto.com

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  4. ShammickiteMay 11, 2008 at 11:29 AM

    When I was a child in UK, if we picked a bunch of dandelions, we would always be told that we would wet the bed.... which explains the French name for dandelions... "piss-en-lit"!
    And we would write on our hands with the juice that comes out of the broken stems.

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  5. RoseMay 11, 2008 at 12:09 PM

    Wow, makes the dandelion look like a well loved flower. A nice collage, and I love the poem.

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  6. Jane Hards PhotographyMay 12, 2008 at 2:36 AM

    Lovely montage, and poem

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  7. TomMay 12, 2008 at 4:41 AM

    That is the best poem for the Dandelion I have ever comew across..
    I like to see them in field like the pictures show, but onlt up wind from my houses.. your capture are stunning..

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  8. Small City ScenesMay 12, 2008 at 9:06 AM

    What a sweet poem. I like Dandelions too. They are such a brilliant yellow. My friend calls them Meadow Daisies. MB

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  9. mrsnesbittMay 15, 2008 at 8:52 AM

    Loved this collage.
    Our goose, Jo loves these too!

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  10. maryMay 26, 2013 at 5:12 PM

    I found this when I was in the 4th grade some 80 plus years ago . I loved it then as a child . still do .

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