©The White
Bryony Fairy
Have you seen at Autumn-time
Fairy-folk adorning
All the hedge with necklaces,
Early in the morning?
Green beads and red beads
Threaded on a vine:
Is there any handiwork
Prettier than mine?
(The Bryony has other names White Vine, Wild Vine, and Red-Berried
Bryony. It has tendrils to climb with, which Black Bryony has
not, and it's leaves and berries are quite different. They say
its root is white, as the other's is black.)
