HAIKU
Heaven sent rich lode
gold scattered over my lawn
spring’s dandelions
11/14/04 Phyllis DeWitt-VanVleck
Posted in ecology, haiku, Nature, Poetry, tagged dandelion, gold, Heaven, spring on Sunday,June 21, 2009| Leave a Comment »
HAIKU
Heaven sent rich lode
gold scattered over my lawn
spring’s dandelions
11/14/04 Phyllis DeWitt-VanVleck
Posted in ecology, haiku, Nature, Poetry, tagged dandelion, parachutes on Saturday,June 20, 2009| Leave a Comment »
HAIKU
The great invasion
of drifting white parachutes
a dandelion siege
3/16/90 Phyllis VanVleck
Posted in ecology, Family, Humor, Memories, Nature, Poetry, tagged Brandt, dandelion, flower, greens, lawn, Robyn, Sharon, St. Clair, wine on Wednesday,August 6, 2008| Leave a Comment »
AWESOME LITTLE PEST
Shaggy headed little flower
Yellow – like the sun,
You’re amazingly prolific,
For hundreds come from one.
Some say there’s beauty in your face
Like golden light of dawn.
But as you age, your hair turns white
And scatters on my lawn.
Then you stretch your scrawny neck
‘Til your ugly bald head
Is all that’s seen upon my lawn,
And I wish that you were dead.
Mama cooked your greens for dinner,
And Grandpa did his best
To turn you into homemade wine,
You awesome little pest.
I sprayed you with a chemical
And zapped your little crown.
I dug you out with trowel and hoe
And tried to mow you down.
My lawn was pristine once again,
No dandelions in sight.
But not for long, I should have known,
You’d multiply all night.
I plan and plot your last goodbye,
But your intent is clear —
That if I win the war this time,
You’ll just return next year.
2/17/93 – Phyllis DeWitt-VanVleck
3’rd … Indiana NPD 1994