Maria Dandelions
Ever wonder why women and flowers go so well together? For centuries, poets have equated lovely ladies with blossoms, and for just as long parents have been giving their daughters names like Rose, Daisy and Violet among others. Maybe it's because we see an instant metaphor for a woman when we see a flower: great beauty that's both meant to attract and which exists purely for its own sake; a kind of fragility and strength mixed together, in the delicateness of its petals and in its fierce determination to grow. And of course, flowers herald the coming of the spring, the rebirth of life after a cold, dark winter, a joyous celebration of life. Just like Maria does, in her field of wild dandelions. More...
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