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Rob Graber
Rob Graber
Jul 15, 2008 ⭐ View statistics (Premium feature)

For Carl

So potent in fragility,
This fuzzy small gray globe
On the very verge of its dispersion
Poised--

The lightest breath
Of an uncommon astronomer:
So cordially were we invited all
To see the Cosmos in
A common dandelion seedball.

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RSScheerer

RSScheerer

17 years 9 months ago

We had enough dandelions

out here to create an new universe! Stubborn things, too - won't be mowed down without a couple of trips over them. I like this piece, Rob. You've taken something commonplace and made your reader contemplate a greater depth. Best, ~ Ronda
Rob Graber

Rob Graber

17 years 9 months ago

Evolution by Lawn-Mower Selection?

I have the half-serious theory that dandelions are getting shorter and tougher-stemmed over the decades because taller, tender-stemmed ones are less likely to survive and reproduce in an environment full of threatening lawn mowers... Thanks!