Sunday, May 9, 2010

Leaving Wasden

I saw a clutch of dandelions today
laying beside the school garbage;
someone couldn't quite throw them away.
At fifty I
remembered
why dandelions exist--not to thwart Adam and Eve
or the Saturday gardener
but to make sunbeam bouquets for all
empty pocket children.

4 comments:

lisey said...

cute! I love love love this!

Nedderbutters said...

that was beautiful mother :)

Will said...

my mother is a beautiful poet

aswin said...

beautifully simple, simply beautiful.