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Dandelion

November 18, 2021
By Lydiaq ELITE, Somonauk, Illinois
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Lydiaq ELITE, Somonauk, Illinois
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Favorite Quote:
The universe must be a teenage girl. So much darkness, so many stars.<br /> --me

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dandelions

say their hello and adieu

yellow song tinted scarlet

apologizing to garish sky

for stealing light from bending grass.

when I crouched by overgrown dandelions

under evergreen sky

my hidden height was smaller than a dandelion.

dandelion savior preaches the meadow  

dandelion stems break under my fingers

dandelion pollen explodes from my breath

a power so much greater than mine

is the power inside the dandelion—

thousands of gray white dots

contain a hundred million worlds

none overlooked, none insignificant

each seed going to harvest by new lips, new fingers

dandelions kiss the sky and solemnly drift into space

like a mourner showing his sympathetic face

for a few hours—

oh, you’ve only begun

dandelion reflection of the sun

dandelion prophecies hold the future

tell the unwelcome ones

to blossom like flowers.

© Daniel H., Durham, NC

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I love seeing the dandelions in spring; it's one advantage to being alive.

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Lydiaq ELITE said...
on Nov. 28 2021 at 9:08 am
Lydiaq ELITE, Somonauk, Illinois
179 articles 54 photos 1026 comments

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The universe must be a teenage girl. So much darkness, so many stars.<br /> --me

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Whoops.
SparrowSun ELITE said...
on Nov. 28 2021 at 9:06 am
SparrowSun ELITE, X, Vermont
200 articles 23 photos 1053 comments

Favorite Quote:
"It Will Be Good." (complicated semi-spiritual emotional story.)<br /> <br /> "Upon his bench the pieces lay<br /> As if an artwork on display<br /> Of gears and hands<br /> And wire-thin bands<br /> That glisten in dim candle play." -Janice T., Clockwork[love that poem, dont know why, im not steampunk]

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idk how else to interpret that sentance.
SparrowSun ELITE said...
on Nov. 28 2021 at 9:05 am
SparrowSun ELITE, X, Vermont
200 articles 23 photos 1053 comments

Favorite Quote:
"It Will Be Good." (complicated semi-spiritual emotional story.)<br /> <br /> "Upon his bench the pieces lay<br /> As if an artwork on display<br /> Of gears and hands<br /> And wire-thin bands<br /> That glisten in dim candle play." -Janice T., Clockwork[love that poem, dont know why, im not steampunk]

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"it's one advantage to being alive."
Lydiaq ELITE said...
on Nov. 28 2021 at 9:03 am
Lydiaq ELITE, Somonauk, Illinois
179 articles 54 photos 1026 comments

Favorite Quote:
The universe must be a teenage girl. So much darkness, so many stars.<br /> --me

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How did my dandelion poem make you think I was suicidal?
Lydiaq ELITE said...
on Nov. 28 2021 at 9:02 am
Lydiaq ELITE, Somonauk, Illinois
179 articles 54 photos 1026 comments

Favorite Quote:
The universe must be a teenage girl. So much darkness, so many stars.<br /> --me

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No, no, no. Thanks for your concern, tho. I did read the article just now, it's great.
SparrowSun ELITE said...
on Nov. 28 2021 at 8:54 am
SparrowSun ELITE, X, Vermont
200 articles 23 photos 1053 comments

Favorite Quote:
"It Will Be Good." (complicated semi-spiritual emotional story.)<br /> <br /> "Upon his bench the pieces lay<br /> As if an artwork on display<br /> Of gears and hands<br /> And wire-thin bands<br /> That glisten in dim candle play." -Janice T., Clockwork[love that poem, dont know why, im not steampunk]

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this is what i tried to email you.
TeenInk.com/fiction/all/article/240286/Dear-Death
SparrowSun ELITE said...
on Nov. 28 2021 at 8:53 am
SparrowSun ELITE, X, Vermont
200 articles 23 photos 1053 comments

Favorite Quote:
"It Will Be Good." (complicated semi-spiritual emotional story.)<br /> <br /> "Upon his bench the pieces lay<br /> As if an artwork on display<br /> Of gears and hands<br /> And wire-thin bands<br /> That glisten in dim candle play." -Janice T., Clockwork[love that poem, dont know why, im not steampunk]

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...are you feeling suicidal?