A little buttercup
By saucysnogger
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A little buttercup
Stood laughing in the sun,
The grass all green around it,
The summer just begun
I'ts saucy little head abrim
With happiness and fun.
Near by grown old, and gone to seed
A dandelion grew
To right and left with every breeze
His snowy tresses flew
He shook is head and said,
"I've some advise for you."
"Don't think because you're yellow now
That golden days will last,
I was, as gay as you are, once,
But now my youth has past.
This day will be my last to bloom,
the hours are going fast.
Perhaps your fun will last a week
But then you'l have to die"
The dandelion ceased to speak
A breeze that capered by
Snatched all the white hairs off his head
And wafted them on high.
His yellow neighbour first lokked sad
But the cheered up and said,
"If one is to live in fear of death,
One might as well be dead"
he little buttercup laughed on
And waved his golden head.
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