A Sweet Reminder

We have been having wonderful spring weather this week-which is a huge blessing in the South. Along with the wonderful weather, various plants have started  blooming around our house. Since a young age, my daughter has loved to pick the "wildflowers" that seem to pop-up in our yard.

I was listening to another mom read poems about dandelions online earlier the week and talking about how her daughters love to pick them for her. So this led me to look up children's poems about dandelions, and I came across the one posted below.

In this short, sweet poem I am reminded of how my own daughter shows her love to me by bringing me "wildflowers" that she has picked. And how short the season of childhood really can be. 😢

The Dandelion Vase

                  

This vase may be quite tiny,
but its importance is monumental and grand!
For the love that went into each picked 'flower,'
was carefully chosen by your child's small hand.

How important these pesky 'flowers' become'
and how great they will make your day,
when your child comes running across your lawn'
'I picked these just for you,' they'll say!

No other flower can show your child's love,
than that of the dandelion in bloom!
For sometimes in the thicket of weeds,
God's love is revealed to you!

So each time you use this vase,
remember how great the reason!
For nothing can compare to the love of a child,
when the dandelions are in season!

© Jennifer L. Holte

Published on February 2006

Source: http://www.familyfriendpoems.com/poem/the-dandelion-vase