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Umpteenth Obligatory Spring Poem by Jeff Schiff

Praise the dandelion
      and its billion billion inviolate
            cousins

spewing rivers of milk
      and cotton snow
            across our shrinking lawn

There is no grass
      but they have held sway
            over it

Who would kneel to them
      would kneel
            in exhausting prayer

Praise the common weed
      for if we could honor it
            not one blessed thing

would appear out of place
      There is no bush to prune
            nor bed to rake

nor mulch to spread
      that is not heir
            to a rotting throne

© Jeff Schiff

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