Dandelions

The roots run deep under the summer rains
The yellow heads rising as the water drains
For a young girl walking casually by to see
And pick up and take with her for company

She happily skipped down that summer lane
And put them in a vase by her window pane
But her mother despised the voracious weed
For she had spent all spring purging every seed

So out the window those flowers were cast
Yet those bright petals were meant to last
For just then came by a love smitten boy
Who to conquer hearts would use every ploy

He grabbed the flowers and ran to the city square
To present them to the girl with the auburn hair
But this time she wasn't such an easy catch
And ran after the boy like a wild wretch

So there the dandelions somberly lay
Over a stone monument on a hot summer day
The innocence of youth for the world to see
And pick up and take along for company