Lion’s tooth bouquet
toddler hands grip
dandelions lining the
sidewalks of Zehlendorf
squatting for proximity
poised fingers curled
to clutch and pluck
Germans name it Löwenzahn–
“lion’s tooth” despite the petals
more resembling the mane
Zehlendorf is a neighborhood of Berlin, Germany
Löwenzahn is the German word for dandelion