Bright yellow dandelion heads stand <br />On most gardens in the land <br />Stealthily maturing <br />Against weed killers enduring <br />Strong this carpets tenacious grip <br />So difficult to nip <br />Yet beauty called a weed <br />Hated as it casts the seed <br />Whipped away on yon wind <br />Endurance it does not rescind<br /><br />Gordon D Wilkinson<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/a-gardeners-folly/