Comment from Sanku

Excellent

They grow fast and wild and fill the entire area with a heavenly shade. but you are perfectly right anything in excess is poison.
hope youare well now. I have not been coming here for sometime because my asthma was troubling me.

 Comment Written 02-Jun-2015

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reply by the author on 02-Jun-2015

Hi there,
I'm sorry your asthma has been giving you problems. Yes , I am doing much better, I am just so far behind.
Thanks for this great review. Dandelions are probably not so good for your breathing. Take care,
:-) Carolyn

Comment from Jacqueline M Franklin

Excellent

Hi, Carolyn...

Nice entry. Always an abundance of dandelions to ruin a yard indeed. (*>*)

Great artwork and entry. You should have solid shot with this one, my friend.

I hope you are well on your way to mending now.

We just got back from three days in Vegas. Fun, but exhausting. Got home earlier this afternoon. Fun to go away but just as nice to get home.

Cheers & Blessings
Keep Smilin'... Jax (*:*)

 Comment Written 12-May-2015

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reply by the author on 01-Jun-2015

Thanks my friend,
Carolyn

Comment from Spitfire

Excellent

A glorified tare is a good definition. Dandelions deserve more praise for the sunshine they add to the fields. Nice use of assonance with D and B sounds.

 Comment Written 12-May-2015

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reply by the author on 01-Jun-2015

Thanks Shari
:-) Carolyn

Comment from MizKat

Excellent

Hi Carolyn,

Your poem is wonderful as usual. I wish I could write at least one poem a day, but it takes a lot to satisfy this wannabe perfectionist who takes days or weeks to get one poem written and posted. Boo-Hoo!

Kat

 Comment Written 12-May-2015

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reply by the author on 01-Jun-2015

Thanks Kat my friend,
Carolyn

reply by MizKat on 01-Jun-2015

You're very welcome, Carolyn.

Comment from Alan K Pease

Excellent

Your poem Dandelions fit the constrains of 5-7-5 poetry very well. Satori evident. Good luck in the writing prompt contest. And they give rise to puff balls which are a child's delight.

 Comment Written 12-May-2015

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reply by the author on 01-Jun-2015

Thanks so much Alan,
Carolyn

Comment from jmdg1954

Excellent

Humph... Another dandelion lover? Those pesky furry balls of fluff spring up all over.

That aside, your haiku was well written, Carolyn. Be well, John

 Comment Written 12-May-2015

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reply by the author on 01-Jun-2015

Thanks John , pesky but unique :-).... Love, Carolyn

Comment from Benny Beeharry

Excellent

However simple is that flower there is a flaming yellow colour there that attracts you.
Short but very well expressed in this same few words..
Take care
Benny Beeharry

 Comment Written 12-May-2015

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reply by the author on 01-Jun-2015

Thanks Benny,
Carolyn

reply by Benny Beeharry on 01-Jun-2015

Hi Carolyn,
Thank you for the reply, which seems to surprise me. Would you believe, I did not even know I was reviewing your poetry, because I did not get it in my box but on the poetry list. And when I review poetry there I do not look at the names.
How are you? I was worried because It has been a very long time since last I heard from you or received your poetry in my box.
I am glad you are well now. God bless you and family
Benny Beeharry

reply by the author on 02-Jun-2015

Hi Benny,
I finally posted a poem just now. One more try.... I'm doing much better. Now just have to catch up. Love, Carolyn

Comment from krys123

Excellent

Carolyn;
-good use of enjambment which is the running on of a thought and concepts from one stanza and line to the next without a syntactical break.
-Juxtaposition used which is the use of two distinct images within one poem or stands up here. There's a juxtaposition technique of association where the words
dandelion and tare are used.
-Imagery is also definitively expressive and vividly descriptive.
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 Comment Written 12-May-2015

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reply by the author on 01-Jun-2015

Thanks Alex,
Carolyn

Comment from Tomes Johnston

Excellent

This is quite an interesting and philosophical look at dandelions that the author has created with this piece of work. I never thought of dandelions this way before. Well done.

 Comment Written 12-May-2015

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reply by the author on 01-Jun-2015

Hi Tom,
Thanks for the comments,
:-) Carolyn

reply by Tomes Johnston on 01-Jun-2015

You are welcome

Comment from angelface2

Excellent

Hmm. Great little poem, Carolyn. Perfect count for a 5/7/5. That is a very nice comparison with sin. The picture matches the poem well. I wish you good luck. :>D Miss Sally

 Comment Written 11-May-2015

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reply by the author on 01-Jun-2015

Thanks Miss Sally,
Carolyn