Wishes in a Jar

Last year, I gave my friends' 8 year old daughter a birthday gift of dandelion wishes. That is, a jar full of dandelion seeds, to be pulled out when a wish was needed.

I have no idea what she really thought of it, and I have a feeling the poem I wrote to accompany it got tossed in the garbage, but I'm proud of it. I've never been much good at poetry but I liked this one. Just found it while cleaning up my documents folders and I will share it here!

So remember: every time you see a field full of dandelions gone to seed, you can look at them as weeds, or you can look at them as wishes.

Wishes in a Jar

When so ever you have a need,

Take a head of dandelion seeds,

And blow your wish

Into the Air;

Then say these words,

“Let my wish be heard!”

And when the seeds

Are all used up

Just gather more

To fill your cup!

For know, sweet girl,

In this great world

There’s a place for every

Wish to be heard.