Don't Drink Bees

Wind and Dandelion

Wind, can I fly?
Said a bud to the sky

In time, wind replied
Be patient and quiet
You need strength to grow

Wind, I’m ready to fly
Said the yellow dandelion

Look, your stem is still low
You need more time to grow
Not yet, whispered wind

But I want to soar high
I know I could if I tried

Dandelion, you’ve grown
But the time is still wrong
You can’t fly ‘til you change

A deep voice said, Hello
Wind, I think I have grown

Why, you’ve blossomed and bloomed
Now, you’re shaped like the moon
Dandelion, it’s time

Thank you, dear friend
For the breath that you lend
For achieving my dream

Are you ready to go?
‘Cause I’m ready to blow
Wait. No, I’m not.

Wind, why did you leave?
And why didn’t you breathe?

But before he could ask
His long stem was grasped
A small girl exhaled
And the flower, he sailed