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Blades

The Dandelion. ....Vachel Lindsay

O dandelion, rich and haughty,
King of village flowers!
Each day is coronation time,
You have no humble hours.
I like to see you bring a troop
To beat the blue-grass spears,
To scorn the lawn-mower that would be
Like fate’s triumphant shears.
Your yellow heads are cut away,
It seems your reign is o’er.
By noon you raise a sea of stars
More golden than before.


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laine30-Jun-2017 08:24
Dandelions should never be called a weed...lovely things.
larose forest photos28-Jun-2017 02:32
I love dandelions, and they feed lots of bees and other pollinators! Great shot and poem. V
LynnH28-Jun-2017 01:35
Oh they're so pretty! V
Johnny JAG27-Jun-2017 19:08
Yup, that sounds familiar!
Elizabeth Glass05-Jun-2004 01:21
Super shot! I'm feeling bad for all the pretty weeds.
Guest 21-Apr-2004 18:06
Nice colors, and it feels dynamic - I can hear the roar of the mower. :)
virginiacoastline17-Apr-2004 17:11
This is a great shot, Jean!! I love the combination of the flowers (I know some call them weeds!) and grass & the nice bright red of the mower. This is super . .glad you had the camera handy!
Guest 13-Apr-2004 13:15
Oh how can you do that??? Poor flowers...
A good example on an every day photo moment.
Great!
Dawn13-Apr-2004 05:53
LOL, aWwwww.. Those are too pretty to mow!
Guest 13-Apr-2004 04:03
Are you mowing it for real? Such beautiful flowers (well... I can't get myself to kill a weed in my mom's garden! But don't tell my neighbor I toss snails into their yard to save them from my mom.)
Guest 13-Apr-2004 03:27
Flower killer! Flowers are people...Flowers are people...Flowers are people...Flowers are people... :-)
Reminds me to mow this weekend. Perhaps we can borrow one of those four legged mowers that John keeps showing on his Pad.
Nice spring to summer shot Jean.
Guest 13-Apr-2004 02:21
Death of a dandelion....of MANY of them!! Great shot, love the red mower in there!!!
Jill13-Apr-2004 01:41
Grinning, no it seems just like yesterday. Such lovely dandelions however.
Sher Hogue13-Apr-2004 01:19
great composition and colors!