THE SONG OF THE SORREL FAIRY

Little ladies clan in gold and white
The ox-eye daisies stand;
And by them risen up the height
Of the sorrel near at hand,
Who keep watch like trusty knight
Through out the meadow-hand.

O coral red of Sorrel's head!
O banner that I hold
Above the meadow-grass outspread
And daisies white and gold,
Until my dangling seeds are shed,
And summer growth old.