if I were to give you a bouquet of yellow
b'if I were to give you a bouquet of yellow:\\nI\\u2019d gather the splendor of a daffodil\\u2019s petals\\nthe taste of squash blossoms fried,\\u2028goat cheese melting inside\\nthe perfume of green grass mixed with fresh dandelion\\nI\\u2019d give you standing on tiptoes \\u201cthe little daisy that could\\u201d -\\nnever giving up to be noticed and lost in the crowd\\ndaylillies that line country roadsides while they still stand at attention -\\nlong before they tucker out and close for the evening\\nand the finishing touch before my bouquet is given?\\nI\\u2019d bunch up and bind it with vine of Black-eyed Susan. \\n\\xa9 2020 Brian Crouth\\nImage credit: \\u201cMains aux Fleurs\\u201d (Hands with Flowers) by Pablo Picasso'