Picking Dandelions

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    Picking Dandelions

    Picking Dandelions 

    What do you think our chances are,
    I asked,
    as I picked another dandelion
    to ease the cold anxiety
    gnawing inside of me?
    A wish on a star
    never came true.
    No voice can ever tell me
    why my heart sings,
    or how badly I feel the cold
    on a sunless eve,
    or why I wipe my tears
    on my sleeve,
    or why I try to escape this existence,
    knowing I can’t live without her?
    I have looked into her eyes,
    and when they were clear,
    it was as if one could see his tomorrow.
    She was life,
    and she was mine for a brief moment.
    Now, I like to pick dandelions
    and let their wishes go,
    watching them float away,
    soaring free.

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    danmartyjake1 commented on Picking Dandelions

    08-31-2009

    Very beautiful words.. very deep. I enjoy the rhythms and cadence of your words and the anguish is very real.

    Poetster

    09/07/2009

    Thank you for reading. This is one of my favorites

    melanie23 commented on Picking Dandelions

    08-27-2009

    very nice. a reader can feel the anguish in each word. heart felt and deep. great job.

    Poetry is not the expression of personality but an escape from personality.

    T. S. Eliot (1888-1965) American-English poet and playwright.

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