Wild Petals

Dandelions push through
the rotted breast of
an abandoned home
with giggles of sunshine.

From a stony bed just beyond
the rubble a sickly rose taunts
about death and petals
that command attention.

But summer’s wild petals
don’t care where they blossom.

They are mother earth’s
gypsy children scattered
by the wind to grow bouquets
where desolate needs a garden.

©Susie Clevenger 2020

Poets and Storytellers United Weekly Scribblings #5

Comments

Sanaa Rizvi said…
Wowww! This is incredibly evocative, Susie!💝 I especially like; "But summer’s wild petals don’t care where they blossom." Thank you so much for writing to the prompt!
February 5, 2020 at 3:33 PM
indybev said…
I think I will always think of your poem when I see dandelions. Great write!
February 5, 2020 at 6:00 PM
Jenna said…
I like the "giggles of sunshine." That's a perfect metaphor.
February 5, 2020 at 7:47 PM
Rosemary Nissen-Wade said…
Oh, I love the idea of weeds as gypsy children!
February 5, 2020 at 8:07 PM
Kim M. Russell said…
I love those ‘giggles of sunshine’, Susie, they are indeed ‘gypsy children scattered by the wind’. My favourite phrase this week is ‘to grow bouquets where desolate needs a garden’.
February 6, 2020 at 1:12 AM
Sherry Blue Sky said…
I love everything about this poem...especially the gypsy children.
February 6, 2020 at 8:41 AM
richard said…
very good. thank you for another great poem.
February 6, 2020 at 12:30 PM
Rommy said…
I love the merging of resilience and joy here. Those giggles of sunshine will go where they please, and thank goodness for that!
February 6, 2020 at 2:58 PM
purplepeninportland.com said…
Love the giggling dandelions. Wildflowers always win out.
February 6, 2020 at 4:00 PM
Jim said…
Susie, you wrote this one for me!! Dandelions are one of my favorites, I still pick a bouquet of them most Springs. I liked the Gypsy Winds chosing where they would grow.
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February 6, 2020 at 7:57 PM
Joel (@Stranded Tree) said…
A number of small children's first bouquet of flowers to their mothers are a handful of dandelions. Several local wineries make dandelion wine. I think that is about it for usefulness of these weeds which tells us that there's almost always something good that can come from just about everything.
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