Before the dandelions go to seed
Let us revel in this luscious sun
Let us walk barefoot in the grass
Plant seeds
And drink in the elixir of buttercups, red buds, and wildflowers.
Before mosquitoes, chiggars and ticks
Have us dousing our bodies
In defense
Let us lay on the earth
Skin to skin
And release our weight to her.
Before the dandelions go to seed
Let us accept this time as the
gift it is.
Let us be free to simply be
Let us put the future in a box for the moment;
There will be time enough to face that later.
At least, for those of us
Not facing it now on the front lines
And those of us still well.
For those called to fight,
no matter how much the rest of us escape into this world of the present
Let us never forget to hold space
And offer gratitude
mined from our very marrow.
Before the summer, fall, and winter arrive
Let us enjoy this honeymoon for a while longer
Feeding our souls
And fortifying us
For what may come
When the dandelions
Go to seed.