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Living With Dandelions Poem |
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Though we dug them out and sprayed 'em
And we mowed 'em into shreds
We were powerless to dissuade 'em
From filling up our beds
They doubled and quadrupled
And it was the cruellest thing
Oh, when it comes to weeds, I swear
The dandelion is king
Yes, we dumped on glycophosphate
But they came back anyway
So we poured the vinegar on straight
(The grass died right away)
We weren't stingy with the 2, 4-D
It hardly did a thing
For when it comes to weeds, indeed
The dandelion is king
They were impossible to beat
We reckoned we were foiled
Until we learned that we could eat
'em finely chopped and boiled
We sauted 'em and we fried 'em
And they added quite a zing
For when it comes to freebies, well
The dandelion is king
Now we gather them in bunches
As their tender leaves emerge
And they feature in our brunches
And we're mighty proud to serve
the weed that used to drive us wild
Yes, now we welcome Spring;
For when it comes to salad greens
The dandelion is king
By M. Whitsell from U.K.
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RE: Living With Dandelions Poem
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Post By Josephine (Guest Post)
(04/27/2007)
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Delightful!! I love dandelions because they usually are the first flowers a child presents to his/her mother .
RE: Living With Dandelions Poem
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Post By (Guest Post)
(04/25/2007)
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I dearly love your poem, and it is very timely as I am fighting a never-ending battle trying to get rid of the dandelions in my yard! I haven't gotten the courage yet to eat them, tho. Maybe someday! God bless you!
RE: Living With Dandelions Poem
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Post By Ellie. (Guest Post)
(04/25/2007)
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Thanks, I loved this little poem. When I first started reading down I thought 'Oh, I wonder if I should write a little poem saying you can also EAT them', but reading down further I saw that was already covered!
RE: Living With Dandelions Poem
Dandelion Salad with Cooked Dressing
Dandelion Syrup
Dandelion Salad Vinaigrette
http://www.seedsofknowledge.com/dandelion.html
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