Dandelions

Heads of yellow lion's teeth

Are crouching on the lawn

Their color summons children

Will the children pluch the heads away

For necklaces or bitter tea?

Or will their father's pushmower chop off the heads

And make him think that the beast is killed?

But this is just a pipe dream

For the beast shall never die

For ten grow in the place

Of every head you chop away

Author's Notes/Comments: 

This poem is inspired by the fact that the word "dandelion" comes from the French "dent de lion" which means teeth of the lion.

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