I' m learning to love

all the things I hate. Not like a childhood aversion to broccoli either.
I just picked all the dandelions on my backyard. I can concentrate fiercely when I put my mind to things.
I shoved them untenderly into a jam jar, and now they sit on the mantlepiece.

I did the same with some thistles growing in an inaccessible corner of the garden
I went one step further though, and tied a ribbon into a bow around their murderous stems.