The Song Of The Larch Fairy

Sing a song of Larch trees

Loved by fairy-folk;

Dark stands the pinewood,

Bare stands the oak,

But the Larch is dressed and trimmed

Fit for fairy-folk.

Sing a song of Larch trees,

Sprays that swing aloft,

Pink tufts, and tassels

Grass-green and soft:

All to please the little elves

Singing songs aloft.

In springtime the Larch tree blooms with beautiful

pinecone-shaped flowers called Larch Roses

"The Song Of The Larch Fairy"

Poem and Illustration by

Cecily Mary Barker

(1895-1973)

English artist and poetess

Patroness of the fairy folk in

Croydon, England