The Song Of The Herb Robert Fairy

Little Herb Robert,

Bright and small,

Peeps from the bank

Or the old stone wall.

Little Herb Robert

His leaf turns red;

He's wild geranium

So it is said.

Herb Robert

Geranium Robertianum  or Herb Robert, is a common wild plant found

throughout Britain and Ireland, blooming from April to November

in hedgerows and the edges of wooded landscapes, as well as

 along stone walls as pictured above.

"The Song Of The Herb Robert Fairy"

Poem and Illustration

Cecily Mary Barker

(1895-1973)

English illustrator and portrait painter

of the English fairies