Laburnum & Lime

THE SONG OF THE LABURNUM FAIRY

All Laburnum's

Yellow Flowers

Hanging thick

In happy showers-

Look at them!

The reason's plain

Why folks call them

"Golden Rain"!

"Golden Chains"

They call them too,

Swinging there

Against the blue.

THE SONG OF THE LIME TREE FAIRY

Bees! bees! come to the trees

Where the Lime has hung her treasures;

Come, come, hover and hum;

Come and enjoy your pleasures!

The feast is ready, the guests are bidden;

Under the petals the honey is hidden;

Like pearls shine the drops of sweetness there,

And the scent of the Lime-flowers fills the air.

But soon those blossoms pretty and pale

Will all be gone; and the leaf-like snail

Will bear the little round fruits away;

So bees! bees! come while you may!

"The Song Of The Laburnum Fairy"

"The Song Of The Lime Tree Fairy"

Poems and Illustrations

Cecily Mary Barker

(1895-1973)

English Illustrator and Poetess

Portrait painter of many English flower and tree fairies