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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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