Said the Rose to the Dandelion,
     "How can you stand being you?
     "For I am sought after by people.
     "I symbolize love.
     "I symbolize beauty.
     "And you -- you are a weed,
     "Despised by people whose lawns
     "Are cultured, trimmed and cared for.
     "I am a wondrous and beautiful creature of God.
     "How can you stand being you?"

And in reply --
Said the Dandelion to the Rose,
     "You are a wondrous and beautiful creature of God.
     "You are sought after, treasured and loved.
     "But it is earthly people who call me a weed.  Yet --
     "Children delight in me.
     "They call me a flower and search for me.
     "To them I am beautiful.
     "To them I am love.
     "As they gather me up in bunches
     "With their tiny little hands
     "And give me to their mothers and fathers -- And
     "I can be picked by little hands
     "With no fear of thorns, of pain, of blood -- You
     "And you represent love
     "For some, but so do I
     "And I too am a wondrous and beautiful creature of God -- And
     "What benefit will your arrogance be in heaven?"

(2001)

Read: "What Happiness Is"  or "Monday" or "The Way"

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