The Wild Ones

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Poets and Storytellers United

Friday Writings #67

 “Write love letters to wild flowers.”

I chose three of the wildflowers that grow in my yard. 

 Floral Friday Fotos 

 

To the Blue Flax in My Garden


Delicate blue heads

Nod in the slightest breezes

Darling of the beds


video copyright Lisa Smith Nelson 

©Lisa Smith Nelson

My Dear Wild Violet


The first to flower in the herbs,


whilst they are still aslumber.


You brighten up my winter days.


I welcome all your number.

 

Dandy Dandelion


Some may curse

your pretty head.

Some may mow you down.

I like to see

your sunny hue

all the year around.


You make the lawn

a tapestry of

happy yellow dots.

I let you stay,

and never mind

the scowling neighbor thoughts. 

 

And when you’re

finished blooming,

a lovely clock appears,

to float away

with counted puffs,

a game in child’s play.

©Lisa Smith Nelson

©2023 Lisa Smith Nelson. All Rights Reserved

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Comments

  1. MarjaMarch 9, 2023 at 10:00 PM

    Oh beautiful wildflowers poems. My favourite is the last stanza of the dandelion poen

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    1. LisaMarch 10, 2023 at 3:14 PM

      Thank you. In the US we don't call them "clocks," at least in the west. When I learned they are called that elsewhere The Rolling Stones song made more sense!

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  2. Penelope NotesMarch 10, 2023 at 6:16 AM

    What a brilliantly written, heartfelt and delightful tribute to all those yellow dots!

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    1. LisaMarch 10, 2023 at 3:15 PM

      They add so much to a lawn. Or a grassy area, I don't have a "proper" lawn. They are pretty much a waste of gardening space, unless you have kids to play on them.

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  3. Rosemary Nissen-WadeMarch 10, 2023 at 12:45 PM

    I love the dandelions on my lawn, too! All these pictures and poems brighten my morning.

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    1. LisaMarch 10, 2023 at 3:15 PM

      I'm glad you liked them! Pretty flowers and edible too! I don't eat mine, I have a dog, so who knows if they are clean enough!

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  4. vanderloostMarch 10, 2023 at 4:33 PM

    I like the "never mind the scowling neighbour thoughts" .

    In your passion you should exclude everything else.

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  5. Magaly GuerreroMarch 11, 2023 at 10:07 AM

    I already liked you. And that I know you are a dandelion lover, I like you even more. I, too, love the bright magic those blooms add to a lawn. As clusters of stars have chosen to shine at our feet--lucky us.

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  6. RommyMarch 12, 2023 at 5:37 AM

    You picked some of my favorites to write about. Love it!

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  7. purplepeninportland.comMarch 18, 2023 at 6:05 PM

    I love Dandy Dandelions!

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