A rose can say I love you,
Orchids can enthrall.
But a weed bouquet in a chubby fist—
Oh my, that says it all!
~Author unknown
If dandelions
show up, isn’t it likely
Spring will show up, too?
Note: Poetry form is Haiku. Happy Easter to one and all!
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Musings by an ND Domer's Mom 
There’s nothing like a dandelion to sing spring! I gave dandelion bouquets to my mother, my grandmother, the neighbor, a teacher: the impulse seems irresistible to children — thank goodness!
Happy Easter to you, Debbie!
When Domer was a wee lad playing T-ball, he often brought me a bouquet of Daffodils in the Spring. I guess we’re fortunate nobody hit him with a baseball while he was in the outfield, collecting posies for his mama! Happy Easter, Linda!
Yes, yes! Their jaunty yellow always makes me smile.
Yellow is such a cheerful color — no wonder it makes you smile, Laurie!
Debbie I love that quote at the top of your post…
“But a weed bouquet in a chubby fist—
Oh my, that says it all!”
…LOL!
Love your Haiku as well! Reminds me of when I was kid, and how we would pick the dandelions in our backyard and make bouquets of them that we’d place in small orange juice glasses.
Happy Easter to you and Monkey! X
Isn’t that a great little rhyme, Ron? I can still almost see little Domer’s fingers (not chubby, though!) wrapped tightly around a bunch of Dandelions. Strange, but I don’t remember picking them for my own mom!
What a good memory my post stirred up for you — do you remember when jelly used to come in itty-bitty glasses? Mom never could seem to throw them away when they were empty, preferring to convert them into juice glasses!
Happy Easter, my friend! xx
Happy Easter, Debbie! For sure, dandelions announce the arrival of spring, hurray! And the bees are delighted, too, to enjoy their first meals of the year.
Barbara, I expect the bees are delighted at finding things to eat right now. Even though we really didn’t have as harsh a winter as usual, finding growing things after such a long fast must be heavenly for nature’s critters. Happy Easter!
Definitely!
Glad you enjoyed it, Dawn. Happy Easter to you and yours!
Wonderful!! I love haiku and have written a fair amount of it for my faith blog. I think I’ve posted some on my secular blog, too. Now I’ll be thinking in 5/7/5 the rest of the day!
Ooh, I’m glad to hear you write haiku, too, Kelly! Isn’t it funny how that 5/7/5 scheme gets into your brain and won’t let go? I find strains of music do that, too, especially when we’ve been practicing hard for some band concert or other! Better to have something pleasant to focus on, rather than something dreary, right?!
As sure as night follows day spring and dandelions are united.
Indeed they are, John. Happy Easter to you and yours!
Happy Easter, Debbie!
Thanks, Eliza. They’re talking rain, but maybe we can get a couple of hours before it starts. Happy Easter to you as well!
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Lovely. Happy Easter!
Thanks, Cindy. Hope your Easter was lovely!
Yes, dandelions are one of the first signs of Spring! Happy Easter!
Thank you, Ann — hope your Easter was lovely!
Still too cold for spring here, but I expect the dandelions will show up soon! Hope you had a pleasant Easter!
I did … despite the rain. And the old-timers say if it rains on Easter Sunday, it will rain for the next SEVEN Sundays. Argh!! That, we surely don’t need!