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Dandelion Delight
From yellow to white, a simple change
Your petals turn to seeds, and spread joy to so many children
Your magical seeds send wishes through the winds
You are a beautiful dandelion, my favorite flower
With your charismatic mane with its gleaming bright colors
Others would say you’re a weed, but not to me
You may subject the ground to a drought of water
Taking what little water that is available to yourself
But you don’t mean to, you just wish to survive
Isn’t it simple, it’s a fight to thrive
I understand, who would want their own demise
And, sometimes, I have a similar feeling to you
To just want to live but be thrown to the curve
For the world to stomp on you as if you are useless
But look at you, young dandelion, just look at you grow
If they gave you a chance, the wishes you’d bring
A happy little flower flowing it’s seeds through the breeze
Your beautiful mane goes to the wonderful stars
From kids blowing it across to the fars
You travel thousands of miles, and I have to ask
What is it like to see the world like that?
To see thousands of cities and thousands of stars
To see the world for what it is, for where you are
It creates a new perspective, does it not?
To be so high up among the planes and birds
Does it ever scare you, to be so high?
You’re a beautiful dandelion, my favorite flower
With your charismatic mane with its gleaming bright colors
Show me the world, show me the beauty
It’s easy to miss from down below
When the smoke and the smog block your vision
It’s a misty black appearance
What is it like, to travel beyond
To be with the birds who fly oh so far
It’s a majestic wonder above the clouds
And I ponder,
maybe a seed could travel to space
The cold and dark wonders that seem to embrace
It could dance among the planets, the asteroids, the meteors, and all that exist
The thousands of galaxies which are hard to resist
It could see Mercury, Venus, and possibly Mars.
Maybe it’d make it to Pluto, or possibly Saturn
Oh the wonders it could see, that tiny little seed
So I bring upon the question,
Dear Dandelion
Who does everyone hate you so?
They call you a weed but the wishes you seek through are remparciable and impossible
Maybe those that see you are jealous
Maybe they are overzealous
I would be to, look at you go, and the sights you see are beyond my reach
So, I’ll watch you rise from yellow to white
And on your delicate seeds I’ll make a wish
Goodbye, little dandelion, I hope to see you soon
Oh the wonders you’ll see, please write back to me
Tell me your stories, I’ll pass them along
And we’ll sings songs of your adventures, I won’t get them wrong
Goodbye, little dandelion, I’ll see you soon
Off to the world, and off to the moon
Goodbye, little dandelion, I’ll see you soon
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I always remember seeing how hated Dandelions are, but to me they were one of the best flowers. They're fun to make wishes on and blow all the seeds and watch them fly. You could say the same thing about family and friends, that it's fun to spend moments with them and it's a wonderful thing to see them achieve amazing things.