Scene from a suburban childhood

Dandelions form sunspot archipelagos in the green sea
as their seeds float like clouds over the waves of grass.
Ants form shoals and, in the black loam beneath,
worms and no-eyed creatures of the deep
go about their dark business. Lady bugs
and bumblebees flit from island to
island. A squirrel breaches. I lie
in the middle of the lawn
and try not to drown.