Dandelions

My whole life, people have always told me that "dandelions are weeds".

They're wrong.

I have never called a dandelion a weed. It has always been, and always will be, a flower to me. 

The other evening, I was out picking dandelions, and I realized just how beautiful they are. They're a bright, cheerful yellow color, easily spotted. They're little flowers of sunshine. The dandelions inspired me to write a haiku:

Dandelions are

like golden sunshine growing

up from the dark earth. 

I decided that if I die young in life, I want to buried with some dandelions. They remind me that even the simplest of things can still be beautiful and can still bring joy. So often I find myself overlooking the small things in life (like dandelions), but when I do notice them, I realize just how much I love them. They brighten my day. Just like sunshine.