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2 Feb 2017

Dandelion Dreams


I have always been attracted to the pale brownish white dry florets of the dandelion. In our terrace, my dad has grown a turf. Mostly during summer in the midst of the grass and the button roses, these tall shoots stand up with glory. For a long time, I imagined that straw comes from its dried stem. As a kid, I used to love blowing the dandelion puff, making a wish. It was my summer fantasy. These swaying dandelions are all about memory and remembrance.


Teasing summer breeze
Wind-borne seeds sway in the air
Dandelion dreams.

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44 comments:

  1. cifar shayar3 February 2017 at 11:56

    beautifully written

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  2. Kokila Gupta4 February 2017 at 00:38

    Dandelion dreams... Beautiful! Absolutely loved it!😊

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    1. Rat6 February 2017 at 21:34

      Glad you loved it Kokila. Hoping to read your Dandelion haiku :)

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  3. Alok singhal4 February 2017 at 08:21

    That's so beautiful!

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  4. Maniparna Sengupta Majumder6 February 2017 at 07:16

    Beautiful... :-)

    delicate breeze
    dandelions nod their heads
    in love with it

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    1. Rat6 February 2017 at 21:36

      Aww, that was lovely. Happy to see your haiku, Maniparna :)

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  5. Jeani6 February 2017 at 13:28

    Hello! I love your blog so much; you have a really beautiful design! I haven't written a haiku in four years so i'm not going to attempt it now, but I write a lot of poetry on my blog! This was a beautiful post literarily, I loved it. I have followed your blog because I think it’s so good!!! I would love it if you had a look at my blog; I’m a very passionate teenage blogger but I’m quite new and really need the support! Thank you so much // Jeani xxx www.jeanithoughts.blogspot.co.uk

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    1. Rat6 February 2017 at 21:42

      Welcome to my blog, Jeani. Glad you liked it. Hope to see you more often here. Sure I'll check your poems. Hugs. :)

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  6. Vashti Q9 February 2017 at 04:48

    Lovely introduction to your beautiful haiku! Well done.

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    1. Rat14 February 2017 at 23:41

      Thanks Vashti. Thought you would share your haiku too :)

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  7. Shweta Dave12 February 2017 at 19:03

    Absolutely loved the haiku ...a perfect poetic form!!

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    1. Rat14 February 2017 at 23:42

      Thanks a lot Shweta. Happy to see you here. :)

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  8. brudberg12 February 2017 at 21:33

    The dandelion fluff is so similar to dreams when they fly away... love it

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  9. Anonymous12 February 2017 at 21:45

    pretty haiku..

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  10. Sanaa Rizvi12 February 2017 at 22:51

    Wow this is soo very beautiful!!!❤️

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  11. Tarang Sinha12 February 2017 at 23:09

    Dandelion dreams...that's so nice. Very thoughtful!

    My dandelion dreams
    Light as feather, Deep like thoughts
    Take a yearning flight.

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    1. Rat14 February 2017 at 23:44

      Thanks for sharing this lovely Haiku, Tarang. Loved it :)
      Keep visiting :)

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  12. C.C.12 February 2017 at 23:09

    Yes!! For some reason, there is definitely something magical about dandelions.

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  13. Iris13 February 2017 at 04:27

    How beautiful.

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  14. Sumana Roy13 February 2017 at 10:19

    words exude a kind of soft fluffiness like beautiful dreams....

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    1. Rat14 February 2017 at 23:48

      Thanks for this lovely comment, Sumana :)

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  15. Old Egg13 February 2017 at 16:03

    Blowing dandelions, gathering bluebells and holding buttercups under chins are all part of children discovering the world and interacting with it. What beautiful recollections this brought back for me.

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    1. Rat14 February 2017 at 23:51

      Childhood fantasies are cherishable. :)

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  16. Rosemary Nissen-Wade13 February 2017 at 17:15

    You've written a beautiful haibun.

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  17. purba chakraborty20 February 2017 at 20:49

    I also have many childhood memories with the dandelions. I am very much fond of them. And this is a beautiful haiku.

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  18. Kristine Redillas12 March 2017 at 18:04

    Be free like the dandelion. Soar high like the sky.

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  19. Nida Azhar13 March 2017 at 10:07

    I used to play with them too as a child. 😊

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    1. Rat15 March 2017 at 09:16

      I think dandelion is every child's fantasy :)

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  20. Abbie13 March 2017 at 10:18

    Dandelions ... my first encounter was in the cartoon movie Beauty and the Beast when Belle sings in the field and picks a dandelion. It looked beautiful then ... but the fairytale has long ended and seeing one in my garden now means I need to call weed control LOL

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    1. Rat15 March 2017 at 09:19

      Haha, yes true.. But still, there's something to admire in this lanky shoot. Glad you drooped by Abbie. :)

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  21. Nathalie15 March 2017 at 08:05

    Lovely haiku. ^_^ I love the photo as well. The simplicity of the composition and neutral palette work well to give it impact and at the same time a feeling of nostalgia. The dandelion itself seems a thing of whimsy and dreams. Brief, fleeting yet powerful and beautiful. Looking forward to more of your works. :)

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    1. Rat15 March 2017 at 09:21

      Many of us can associate with dandelion dreams. Thanks for your comment, Nathalie. Hope you stumble upon another post that you enjoy. Keep visiting! :)

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  22. Jyotsna Bhatia25 April 2017 at 22:26

    Even I love dandelions. They have this amazing charm to them, dont they ??

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    1. Rat28 April 2017 at 18:15

      Of course, they do. Thanks Jyostna :)

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