DANDELIONS

If nothing ever changed; there would be no butterflies

 

Dandelions

I wish people would watch where they are going

But it's hard to navigate around these narrow sidewalks

 

If they would just simply accept me

I'll trade and move across the street

Where there's much space to wiggle

and not be confined on this parched,

precarious concrete crack

 

Not much rain this year either

Yet thank God, I managed to bloom !

But it was damaged and trampled

not once, not twice but a hundred times over

 

I wish people would watch where they are stepping

Nevertheless, I might still,

still attract some prospects this summer

 

I hear again the laughter of daisies and tulips

across that well manicured lawn

 Where monsoons come almost regularly,

everyday from the ground

 

No wonder butterflies and bees congregate there

The grass is greener and their flowers

are more vibrant and sweeter

 

Then out of the blue, you came

Fluttering in your most gorgeous

gossamer wings

And you graze my flower...

by Neil ArandA  05/02/2014

 

 

Author's Note

Whether you love them or hate them, dandelions are among the most familiar plants in the world.
They're one species that just about anyone can identify at a glance, as familiar to humans as the dog. Dandelions are, quite possibly, the most successful and resilient plants that exist, masters of survival worldwide.

Nowadays, they're also the most unpopular plant in the neighborhood – but it wasn't always that way. Only in the twentieth century did humans decide that the dandelion was a weed before the invention of lawns.

Butterflies and bees by nature aren't really attracted to dandelions. Their flowers are minute and don't hold enough nectar for sustenance and honey production.

Words and thoughts inspired by Kalypso ...

Reviews

[Ghost of Jupiter]

This is beautiful Neil, I love it! It is a shame that people do not watch where they are stepping and trample over the most sensitive souls... leaving dirty footsteps all over their hearts. You have captured the sadness of the forlorn... the loneliness of the outcasted...yet gave them the light of hope that even those cast aside are treasures in the eye of a butterfly.

[NeiL ArandA]

Thanks K that you finally read it . The last stanza and line really said it all. There are some selected people or person that God brings into our life who reach out and reach down to us and touches our heart with their friendship and kindness. At last you have finally graze my piece !

[Ghost of Jupiter]

I am sorry I was so late to read this amazing poem Neil... I will flutter by more often, :)

[NeiL ArandA]

You are free to flutter and soar and return as often as you please ... fly away my sweet and lovely friend

[Ghost of Jupiter]

I think I am going to rest my wings in a safe place for a while... perhaps I will find some shelter for the winds have carried me to dark lands. I need the sun again... Thank you for being a ray of hope, Friend. xo

[NeiL ArandA]

As I see you soar the heavens once more.. I too find myself free ... Let me know if you need a lift from the sparrow :)

[Ghost of Jupiter]

haha... well the sparrow is always welcome to lend a feathered hand ... my soaring is off kilter these days.

[Ghost of Jupiter]

just revisiting this lovely piece.... :)

[NeiL ArandA]

Oh that was so sweet of you my friend . I saw you got some new one too.

[Ghost of Jupiter]

umm yeah maybe since you last visited ... not sure how many... don't worry about reading them, they are nothing but little musings.

[NeiL ArandA]

waiting for your next visit

[Ghost of Jupiter]

I silently visit this one often...flutter in and flutter out without a sound... it is a lovely spot to rest weary wings. Next time I will leave my mark on a petal so you know I have been by. :) much love xoxox

[NeiL ArandA]

Don't stop writing K

[Eddie Davis]

A beautiful story about survival in a harsh environment and even joy that can reach one in such a place.

[NeiL ArandA]

Eddie my brother . I appreciate you checking my piece . You are right about the plight and struggles of less fortunate and disadvantage people in our society .

[jacob erin-cilberto]

and it is a perfect wound---from the graze of the butterfly.

love the point of view in this...from the dandelion's perspective on life...and hardship...and if only i could get some respect i would move across the street to a bigger home...we all want to move up...and sometimes people come into our lives who give us hope.

[NeiL ArandA]

Thanks Jacob for your continous support and leaving such kind words to my intended muse ..

[Lyn Anderson]

I love this. It is a beautiful piece. And Kalypso is an inspiring writer.

[NeiL ArandA]

Thanks KLG for grazing this piece. I second the motion to your last sentence . Thanks again sweet friend.