Dent de Lion

Mar 11

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Little Lion’s Tooth,
you chase me back to childhood,
baring golden fangs.

 
Text and photo © 2012 by Magical Mystical Teacher
 
Photo: Southern California
 
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Posted on March 11, 2012, in California, Floral Friday Fotos, haiku, Haiku Heights, I Heart Macro, Macro Monday, Mellow Yellow Monday, Postcards from Paradise, Straight Out of the Camera Sunday. Bookmark the permalink. 34 Comments.

  1. Michelle B. | March 11, 2012 at 12:49 pm

    Oh – such a vibrant photo – I love it!! Beautiful words, too.

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  2. Meri of Meri's Musings & Playing Along | March 11, 2012 at 2:07 pm

    Takes me back, as well, to when my boys were little and would bring me little dandelion bouquets. They were always so proud of their pickings!

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  3. Tatjana Parkacheva | March 11, 2012 at 3:54 pm

    Lovely photo.

    Regards and best wishes

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  5. Blue Flute | March 11, 2012 at 5:55 pm

    Nice word choice, comparing the flower’s leaves to a lion’s tooth.

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  9. Kim, USA | March 11, 2012 at 9:52 pm

    Oh the dandelion is back! Pretty little yellow flower.

    MYM

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  10. Libby | March 11, 2012 at 9:54 pm

    I’ve always liked dandelions! I still like to blow the seeds off at the end of summer! NIce poem too. 🙂

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  11. kirti | March 11, 2012 at 10:14 pm

    such a wonderful blend of colors in the photo! and your words work magic with it!

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  12. NixPages | March 11, 2012 at 10:17 pm

    Beautiful photo and haiku! I love taking photos of dandelions too.

    Thank you for participating in Floral Friday Fotos!

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  13. NixPages | March 11, 2012 at 10:18 pm

    PS: Interesting how in French the dandelion is called “pisse-en-lit” (pee in bed) as its herbal medicine use induces a diuretic effect…

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    • magicalmysticalteacher | March 12, 2012 at 4:23 am

      Really? My sources tell me that the very most original French, “dent de lion,” means “tooth of the lion,” referring to the notched leaves of the plant itself. Whatever the etymology of the present name, it’s a fascinating little flower—flower, not weed! 🙂

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  14. ann nz | March 11, 2012 at 11:00 pm

    Hi Magical Mystical Teacher ,

    When I was in Primary school, I think it was a female super hero who ate plants and flowers. Did you ever watch that?

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  15. Deli | March 11, 2012 at 11:45 pm

    Love this shot 🙂 Thanks for visiting my blog 🙂

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  17. Angie | March 12, 2012 at 1:13 am

    And very good for you – clears the blood!

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  18. Sharyl | March 12, 2012 at 2:14 am

    A sure sign that Spring is here!

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  19. lina@home sweet home | March 12, 2012 at 6:08 am

    Beautiful words and pic 🙂

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  20. Halcyon | March 12, 2012 at 7:54 am

    A nice poem to go with this simple flower.

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  21. Liz | March 12, 2012 at 8:49 am

    Haha. This is so cute. Have a fabulous week.

    Cool Car
    Calamari

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  22. Marie | March 12, 2012 at 10:32 am

    This is wonderful! Yes, the reminder of childhood seems to be in every dandelion bloom! Wasn’t it awful when we grew up and learned that dandelions were supposed to be WEEDS! 🙂

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  23. Irene | March 12, 2012 at 11:19 am

    Your photo took me back to my childhood when I found it a challenge to pick out all the dandelion from our dichondra grass lawn. Thanks for stimulating the recalled memory.

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  24. Carol L McKenna (@artmusedog) | March 12, 2012 at 11:52 am

    Love the macro photo and the haiku ~ thanks, namaste, Carol (Magical Monday Meme)

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  26. Kala | March 12, 2012 at 9:18 pm

    Gorgeous light and details. Happy MM!

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  27. freshchocs | March 12, 2012 at 11:29 pm

    Perfect words for the picture! Visiting from Shadow Shot Sunday!

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  28. mommynuts | March 12, 2012 at 11:30 pm

    Perfect words for the picture! Visiting from Shadow Shot Sunday!

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  29. thewolfonthebridge | March 13, 2012 at 8:16 am

    Oh my goodness you are SO good at this. Brilliant haiku, so evocative and warm…

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  30. laura hegfield | March 14, 2012 at 5:39 pm

    you are so gifted with words …inspired by all that you see.

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  31. Leah H. | March 15, 2012 at 1:06 pm

    Lonely:( Where are the others:)

    Visiting for MYM- hope you can stop by:)

    http://www.cassandrasminicorner.com/2012/03/importance-of-phone-book.html

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  32. NatureFootstep2 | March 26, 2012 at 4:04 am

    hm, I wonder if that is another flower looking like dandelions?

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