Monday, May 20, 2013

Dandelion and Burdock


MAGPIE 169




Lighthouse Dandelions by Jamie Wyeth

Photograph courtesy Tess Kinkaind, Magpie Tales on Blogger




What is an English summer
Without
Rubbing your body
With burdock leaves
Soothing
Away
Prickling
Nettle bite
Stinging the skin

What is an English summer
Without
Sitting in a field
Holding the stalk
Up high 
And
Blowing
Dandelion fluff
Into the breeze

What is an English summer
Without
Lazing with friends
Raising a glass
Of dandelion
And 
Burdock
Drinking a toast
To each other 




Barbara M Lake
Trinidad W!
May 2013



15 comments:

  1. I believe that is precisely what one does during an English summer. It captures the essence of living in the moment and enjoying life.

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  2. Dandelion and burdock - nectar of the Gods! Whatever happened to it? I like this evocation of childhood summers and yes, I did all those things.

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  3. Lovely! I did not know you could use burdock to ease nettle stings, where I live there are A LOT of nettles and I suspect any day I will fall into a patch

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  4. Great, evoking all those wonderful summers of old! Very nostalgic! Thanks for sharing Bee!

    Hank

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  5. Exactly! Good to hear it for all of those! - and in such a fine poem, too.

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  6. I do miss the dandelions of my youth ... not too many of them on the High Desert!!! Dave is right .. a fine poem.

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  7. "Dandelion fluff"... I like this and have never heard it called fluff. Perfect! And I like the way you pull the burdock and dandelion together again at the end. Great job!

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  8. Sounds like a lovely summer!

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  9. Dandelions do bring people together...

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  10. A midsummer nights Emglish Dream !, yeah baby

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  11. ..now you long me for both... aww... smiles...

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  12. You have captured the essence of an English summer. Would you exchange your present home to return? The trouble is that all too often an English summer lasts for one or two days now and then;-)

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  13. Without these, apparently winter. Beautiful homage to summer.

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  14. Thank you so much everyone. Your visits and comments are very much appreciated even though in many cases I have not returned the courtesy. I hope to be better at it next week. Time is not on my side.

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