The Song Of The Heliotrope Fairy

Heliotrope's my name; and why

People call me "Cherry Pie",

That I really do not know;

But perhaps they call me so,

'Cause I give them such a treat,

Just like something nice to eat.

For my scent-O come and smell it!

How can words describe or tell it?

And my buds and flowers, see,

Soft and rich and velvety-

Deepest purple first, that fades

To the palest lilac shades.

Well-beloved, I know, am I-

Heliotrope, or Cherry Pie!

"The Song Of The Heliotrope Fairy"

Poem and Illustration

Cecily Mary Barker

(1895-1973)

English artist and poetess

Portrait painter of the English Garden Fairies