The Moon Days by Dorothea Lasky
The Moon Days
Dorothea LaskyThere are roses
And then there are roses
In the distance an edge of greenLong and wandering the branches
You will see a bird
Or maybe threeTime is a heavy circle
The circular head
Of the dandelionThought by many
To be a pesky little weed
Mighty little dandelionKeeper of the secrets
And secret lives
Friend to lonely childrenSymbol of the sun
Dandelion, my friend
Beware!They are out to get you
They are out to get
All of usBlow your seeds
Directly
To meBlow your soul
Directly to me
I’ll save you
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This poem appeared in Amsterdam Review, Spring 2025.
ABOUT DOROTHEA LASKY
Dorothea Lasky has published collections of poetry including The Shining (Wave Books, 2023), Milk (2018), ROME (2014), Thunderbird (2012), Black Life (2010), and AWE (2007), as well as several chapbooks, including Snakes (2017) and Poetry Is Not a Project (2010). She is the editor of Essays (2021) and co-editor of Open the Door: How to Excite Young People About Poetry (2013). Lasky has published two books of essays: Memory (2025) and Animal (2019). Lasky’s poems… (more)
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