My buds, they cluster small and green;
The sunshine gaineth heat:
Soon shall the hawthorn tree be clothed
As with a snowy sheet.
O magic sight, the hedge is white,
My scent is very sweet;
And lo, where I am come indeed,
The Spring and Summer meet.
The May Fairy
Cecily Mary Barker
"The May Fairy"
Illustration and poem by
Cecily Mary Barker
(1895-1973)
English Christian poetess
and illustrator
Official portrait painter of
the English flower fairies
Cecily Mary Barker
(1895-1973)
English Christian poetess
and illustrator
Official portrait painter of
the English flower fairies
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