Springtime and dandelions
Young people from across the Valley wrote poetry for the inaugural Dandelion Day Youth Poetry Contest. Zizi Levine had one of the winning poems, “dwarf star.” And we threw in a couple of extras from fourth graders Henrietta and Chase from Waldorf School on the Roaring Fork.
dwarf star
By Zizi Levine
Ninth Grade
death is not the only
way to lose someone.
you can lose them
to life as well.
can be sitting inches
away but be miles apart.
can see them through a screen,
glimpse into another world.
can live an hour away but
need light years to reach them,
galaxies apart. with all
the stars in the sky,
we orbit each other
then drift away,
so fast, forming new moons
even for the smallest
of planets. Pluto has a few,
you and I do, too.
Keep your Dandelions
By Henrietta Margolis
Fourth Grade
Dandelions are beautiful and bright,
Their delicate petals are as bright as the sun,
Their leaves are as green as a new spring bud.
If you touch their puffy ball, the dandelion will spread,
Giving its beauty to all.
The long twisty root goes down down
To help the earth and soil.
All around, the dandelion is a helpful plant
With a magnificent crown.
So keep it in your garden
To help things grow all year round.
Precious dandelion
By Chase Beck
Fourth Grade
Little precious dandelion,
Whose medicine we collect
As it comes and goes
We’ve got to give it respect.
Mother Earth keeps it safe
As they pop up through the ground.
We adore their lovely crown.
As it turns to puffy seeds,
We send it out to meet the breeze.
Thank you, little precious dandelion.
We adore your lovely leaves.
