This dandelion, a little sun, Burns brightly at forest’s edge: but soon Its petals, withering one by one, Darken its rays like the planet Mars… It slumbers then till summer’s done, And opens, pallid like the moon… A child’s keen fingers seal its death And the laughter of her breath Blows it fluttering into stars.
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