so many poems have been written on the dandelion but i still always wanted to write one of my own. After reading Lilian Susan Thomas's poem "The Hitchiker" I've finally written one.... thanks for the inspiration Lilian.... (link to her poem http://www.poetfreak.com/text/51298/the-hitchhiker.html

Only The Wind

no roots to hold her back
her only baggage a knapsack
hitchhiking on the wind
her only guide a vague dream

like a dandelion seed
no one knows where she's been
and where she's going
only the wind...
only the wind...

© 2010 Sonya Florentino


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robertchoward
Wonderfully open and free. Poetic perfection!

Sana Rose
I felt the breeze of your words... I felt like a sweet dandelion....

Dorothy A. Holmes apwlts2
Lovely, My Dear Sonya! Dorothy A Poet Who Loves To Sing

john o'connell
BEAUTIFUL IN IT''S DEPTH! KIND REGARDS, JOHN

yelena
Much deeper than it may seem on the surface.Top poetry, Sonya.

Munia Khan
This work feels like a song playing in the wind...Nice poem.

sridevi
simply mind blowing !!!

 

Lillian Susan Thomas
Such carefully chosen words, and your comparison with the dandelion is so apt,it gives us an indelible image to take away with us. I esp. like the effect of the repeated line

Susan Jarvis
Exquisite...a graceful wish of a poem dancing in the wind. I love it! :)

Karin Anderson
There is something about a dandelion that is magical and your poem evokes a longing and yet it is blowing away and the longing may not ever be realized. I used to run through dandelion fields as a child and I felt as though I was flying. I just adore this dandelion peom.

Ken e Hall
Simple words great poem who knows their destination......regards

Raj Arumugam
A marvelous feel of lightness, freedom...

Fay Slimm
This has the feel of real freedom Sonya - - the dandelion is a good choice of comparison with its windblown seed. Imaginative write.

Naseer Ahmed Nasir
A beautiful poem, Sonya,

carol
lovely sonetta