A Botanical Conundrum

Yesterday my garden seemed

to have reached the maximum

growth of that common flower

of the genus Taraxacum

that we know as dandelions, 

a name that translates

from French as teeth of lions.

This specimen of a plant

that may be thought a weed

will in a couple of weeks

ripen fully and go to seed.

This fact raised in my mind

a very relevant question:

as loads covered the lawn

should I keep them on

or curtail their longevity

by letting the power mower

raze them to the ground?

Considering that their life

was one of relative brevity

I decided to let them be.

© Luigi Pagano 2021