Pressing Question
Puncture weeds
are the worst weeds,
if you’re asking
my opinion.
They flatten your plans
as much as your tires,
clicking ominously
with each revolution.
Such dangerous horns
on comical heads!
Why, then, do
the grown-ups go
to such fierce war
with dandelions,
those friendly looking spheres
made of fluff and promise?
Stella Castella
I get it, I do! Dandelions are great lawn ruiners – and your neighbors will blame you if you let them spread, but do you remember the fun of blowing their seeds when you were small? I think that Tasha’s little boy got to do it recently! I realize that all plants and animals have parts to play in their ecosystems, but I could get behind a movement to eradicate puncturevine (goathead).