'Don't pluck the daisies or they'll never turn pink.'
Shouted out the gardener, who frankly loves to drink.
nevertheless, there I was scared to pluck the flower,
wondering how long before it gets its pink power.
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some years ago, my relatively-new-to-me mate said i was not white, but pink. she is dark Asian. NOW she just calls me her 'dog'. at least she rarely calls me 'late' to supper! Googling pink daisy flower i found this: The Painted daisy comes in a variety of bright colors including, white, red, purple, and pink and which are all part of the Chrysanthemum genus. BUT i got much different results by Googling just pink daisy. nice rhyming. i understood it except that at first i thought there was no such thing as a pink daisy. i thought the 'gardener' who 'loves to drink' made up the concept. maybe it is JUST pink elephants which inebriated souls see. were you 27 when this happened? :) :) bri ;)
Love the fun flowing style of this poem. You certainly had me thinking pink.