It’s summer, or close to it.  It’s warm (some might say hot) and colorful.  So today we have “Green Grass and Dandelions” by Margaret Wise Brown.

Never has the grass been so green
Bright and green and growing
Never have the dandelions been so yellow
Bright yellow
Constellations
Brave little lions
Suns in the grass

It goes on.  This appeared in the 2002 collection Give Yourself to the Rain, illustrated by Teri L. Weidner, but I’m partial to its inclusion in The Bill Martin Jr. Big Book of Poetry, where this poem is nicely illustrated by Chris Raschka, sans dandelions with facial expressions.

Poetry Friday is at Susan Writes today.  Enjoy the long weekend.

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