Botanical Maneuvers
Paratrooping dandelions invade
St. Augustine and, eastward, on a breeze,
Bermuda. They hunger for new real estate
and those resources underground
that photosynthesize to blazing yellow flags
that mark the growing dandelion frontier.
St. Augustine and, eastward, on a breeze,
Bermuda. They hunger for new real estate
and those resources underground
that photosynthesize to blazing yellow flags
that mark the growing dandelion frontier.
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Well done. Evoked the image of a Risk board, colored flags slowing moving outward as lands are conquered. Fires mental connections with fighting against the weeds each spring. Great blend of meaning and imagery.
"Paratrooping dandelions...." What an image! Great stuff. *
Funny and witty. *
They are like little parachutes.
I especially like this:
They hunger for new real estate
Enjoyed very much.
Fave, Gary. For all the above reasons.
i loved that