Puff and scatter!

Gold cherry

By Rhiannonw

Thu, 01 Sep 2022
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Beautiful sphere of fairy parachutes
to puff and fly away
and one infect a sward’s smooth place
with bursting taproot strong and long
establishing itself well-rooted there to stay
with flat rosette of jagged teeth
the arrow leaves that clear their space
and soon thrust up
a bright gold sun
like cheery clown-like smile
to brighten up
monotony of tidy lawn’s
monopoly of cloned green carpet pile.

 

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Comments

Submitted by skinner_jennifer on

Such wonderful descriptions in this poem Rhiannon. My favourite lines were: -

Beautiful sphere of fairy parachutes

to puff and fly away

Creates such a special image to me.

Sadly we don't have any arrow leaves or yellow flowers, just a brown lawn with a few green bits. But your poem was so cheery to read.

Thank you for sharing.

Jenny.

 

Submitted by Rhiannonw on

Thank you, Jenny. It was fun to write. We have a tendency to what I think are Cat's Ears, which are rather like  dandelions, growing tall, over one of the lawns,  but the lawns are really more mown weed patches! One is quite green now. Rhiannon

 

Submitted by Di_Hard on

"Beautiful sphere of fairy parachutes
to puff and fly away"

" jagged teeth/the arrow leaves"

I like the contrast between these two very much. And I loved the image of a plant clearing a bit of space to make a sun, become centre of its own universe!

 

Submitted by Rhiannonw on

Thank you, Di. You always notice some unexpected things. One of the reasons gardeners can dislike them is those leaves clearing quite a little space for their plant I thiink! Rhiannon

 

Submitted by Rhiannonw on

Thank you for the cherries for the Dandelion clock! Rhiannon

 

Submitted by marandina on

A highly visual, evocative poem. I could see those ".. Beautiful spheres of fairy parachutes.." in my mind's eye. Paul :) 

 

Submitted by Rhiannonw on

Thanks, Paul. Good to know it did the job! Rhiannon

 

Submitted by Nolan on

Rhiannon "to puff and fly away" it is amazing, heavier than air flight. Must be and I see it's called a dandelion. Wonderful description we have them here also and just the same.

See you & Nolan

 

 

Submitted by Rhiannonw on

Must be those parachutes lifting the seed! The name dandelion seems to come from the French for 'lion's teeth' because of the shape of the leaves. Thank you for reading and commenting. Rhiannon

 

Submitted by Insertponceyfre... on

A dandelion clock is a wonderful thing! And a 'cloned green carpet pile' most definitely isn't. Thank you for this lovely piece Rhiannon

 

Submitted by Rhiannonw on

Thank you very much. Aren't they beautiful! I remember Mum having one preserved in acrylic or somesuch as a paperweight.

I appreciate some do love their even perfect lawns, but I would be just waiting for attention on other things to spark the deterioration! Rhiannon

 

Submitted by Insertponceyfre... on

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Submitted by Rhiannonw on

Thank you very much. I enjoyed writing it! Rhiannon

 

Submitted by Tom Brown on

I thought it came from "dandy lion"? Funny hey!? you know like the lion's mane. It is the breezes that keeps it afloat obviously. They do fall only very slowly. Can be a nuisance too.

See you Rhiannon! Tom

 

Submitted by Rhiannonw on

I used to think so, too, Tom! They are a nuisance in well-kept gardens. I remember my young son looking at a lawn with many bright dandelions on it, asking why we couldn't have those flowers in our garden! Rhiannon