Countdown, #5: Love Song for the Dandelion

 

 

 

 

 

 

My last five posts of 2019 are reruns of five of the most viewed posts on this site during the year.

 

Love Song for the Dandelion

When you scatter
I gasp

aware that the windborne
carry truths

too powerful to breathe
too perfect

to bear

What is your name
I ask

knowing the answer
all along

 

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“Love Song for the Dandelion” first appeared in Rue Scribe in September 2018. Many thanks to Eric Luthi and the editors at Rue Scribe for accepting this piece and several others.

10 thoughts on “Countdown, #5: Love Song for the Dandelion

  1. Hello Robert, I’m almost back, and I found your poem like a breath of fresh air, and timely inspiring…
    “aware that the windborne
    carry truths”
    Have a happy and healthy festive season Robert….

    Like

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