The wind is cold, the Spring seems long a-waking;
The woods are brown and bare;
Yet this is March; soon April will be making
All things sweet and fair.
Cecily Mary Barker
See, even now, in hedge and thicket tangled,
One brave and cheering sight:
The leafless branches of the Blackthorn, spangled,
With starry blossoms white!
Also known as 'sloe' this small deciduous tree is native to
the United Kingdom and most of Europe.
Blackthorn wood is used to make walking and riding sticks.
In Ireland, it is the traditional wood used in making shillelaghs.
In Great Britain, the cold days of March are sometimes
called, "Blackthorn Winter".
The Song Of The Blackthorn Fairy
Poem by Cecily Mary Barker
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