The Song Of The Scarlet Pimpernel Fairy

By the furrowed fields I lie,

Calling to the passers-by

"If the weather you would tell,

Look at Scarlet Pimpernel."

When the day is dry and fine,

I unfold these flowers of mine;

Ah, but you must look for rain

When I shut them up again!

Weather-glasses on the walls

Hang in wealthy people's halls;

Though I lie where cart-wheels pass

I'm the Poor Man's Weather-Glass!

Also called "Poor Man's Weather-Glass" the humble

wayside wildflower known as the Scarlet Pimpernel

is a native to the United Kingdom with variations

found in other parts of Europe, Western Asia

and in North Africa

"They seek him here,

They seek him there,

Those Frenchies seek him everywhere.

Is he in heaven?  Or is he in hell?

That damned, elusive Pimpernel!"

 From the movie,

"The Scarlet Pimpernel"

(1982)

 English actor Anthony Andrews brilliantly brought to life the title character in the 

1982 movie, "The Scarlet Pimpernel" with his portrayal of the wealthy and mysterious 

 English nobleman, Sir Percival Blakeney, who risks his own life saving innocent members

of the French aristocracy from the guillotine during France's "Reign of Terror".

  During one of his visits to France, he rescues a young man named

Armand St. Just from being beaten up by two thugs on a Paris Street.

He later meets and falls head-over-heels in love with Armand's

beautiful sister, Marguerite, played with equal aplomb by the

lovely English born-American actress Jane Seymour. 


"The Song Of The Pimpernel Fairy"
Poem and Illustration 
Cecily Mary Barker
(1895-1973)
English poetess and artist
 Portrait painter of the English fairies