You were gifted a dandelion
Many moons ago
The flower helped you laugh
The flower helped you grow
But the dandelion itself
Had nowhere left to go
So you put on a brave face
And let it break your heart
You send your flower off
And give it a brand-new start
With a single breath
You blow the seeds away
And watch them rest
In a new field
Not so far away
Who knows?
Maybe you’ll go back
And visit that field
Some day.
Peyton Barnes is a poet, equestrian, and soon to be high school freshman. She has been writing poetry for about six months and looks forward to continuing her craft in Creative Writing class in the fall.
Poet’s Corner is curated by Bucks County Poet Laureate Tom Mallouk and supported by a grant to the Bucks County Herald Foundation made possible by Marv and Dee Ann Woodall.
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