Dandelion Wishes

There’s a quiet joy in the simple act of making a wish on a dandelion and today I could not pass up that opportunity of hope and excitement I got as a kid to make a wish. A gentle breeze stirred as sunlight danced across the yard, and in my palm rests a delicate dandelion—its tiny seeds trembling with possibility. I close my eyes, cradle a wish in my heart, breathe in deep, then slowly blow out releasing a thousand tiny seeds adrift.They twirl through the air, carrying my secret with them, scattering hope like tiny stars into the afternoon light. For just a simple moment in my front yard I feel all the same wander I did as a small child, and I smiled as I watched the feathery seeds magically float out of site.