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Dandelions: A Poem
"Dandelions (2019)" will be a delight for anyone interested in the simple joys of childhood. Charlie Taylor is a little boy who believes adventure will always be found around the next corner. He inadvertently discovers one of Nature's secrets in the field where he normally plays with his friends, and hurries home to share this new knowledge with his mother.
Told in vivid modern stanzas, "Dandelions" is a gently unfolding tale of the innocence of childhood and the wonder of Nature. Setting this story in rural Spring, TX, where Johnston grew up, allowed her to incorporate her own childhood experiences to create a lovely, magical backdrop for this long poem.
Told in vivid modern stanzas, "Dandelions" is a gently unfolding tale of the innocence of childhood and the wonder of Nature. Setting this story in rural Spring, TX, where Johnston grew up, allowed her to incorporate her own childhood experiences to create a lovely, magical backdrop for this long poem.
31 pages, Paperback
Published July 27, 2019
About the author
Marie K. Johnston
10 books12 followers"But all of the chartreuse buds on the new spring branches are also the brown crispy leaves that blow to the ground in the fall. It's natural. It's the way life works..."
-Chapter Sixteen, "Mental"
Marie K Johnston (aka Kristen M McCurry) is a novelist, poet, visual artist and website creator. She is a 42 year old married mother of one living in a little arty town just northwest of Houston, TX.
She was educated at The University of Texas at Austin and Cornell University, and was accepted into Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism.
Marie K Johnston has written/edited for a wide variety of publications and agencies (including Walmart.com and Rice University's Web & Print Division), and she taught English and Liberal Arts subjects for 10 years before she married.
She is the author of 2 novels and 3 books of poetry, which can also be previewed and purchased at http://www.BooksbyMarieKJohnston.com.
Johnston writes local color "faction," taking a journalistic approach to magic realism to illustrate everyday life in Texas where resilient female protagonists are both soft and strong.
She is currently working on two projects for release and publication in December 2020.
-Chapter Sixteen, "Mental"
Marie K Johnston (aka Kristen M McCurry) is a novelist, poet, visual artist and website creator. She is a 42 year old married mother of one living in a little arty town just northwest of Houston, TX.
She was educated at The University of Texas at Austin and Cornell University, and was accepted into Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism.
Marie K Johnston has written/edited for a wide variety of publications and agencies (including Walmart.com and Rice University's Web & Print Division), and she taught English and Liberal Arts subjects for 10 years before she married.
She is the author of 2 novels and 3 books of poetry, which can also be previewed and purchased at http://www.BooksbyMarieKJohnston.com.
Johnston writes local color "faction," taking a journalistic approach to magic realism to illustrate everyday life in Texas where resilient female protagonists are both soft and strong.
She is currently working on two projects for release and publication in December 2020.
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October 25, 2025
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September 3, 2019
Wonderful and nostalgic
This is a story for those with fond memories of a childhood spent outdoors, and their children, to read together. Beautifully written, bursting with imagery and full of feeling, this long poem really leaves a lasting positive impression on the reader about the preciousness of childhood and the majesty of the natural world.
This is a story for those with fond memories of a childhood spent outdoors, and their children, to read together. Beautifully written, bursting with imagery and full of feeling, this long poem really leaves a lasting positive impression on the reader about the preciousness of childhood and the majesty of the natural world.
Displaying 1 - 2 of 2 reviews