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Cicely Mary Barker

The Greater Knapweed Fairy

 

Oh, please, little children, take note of my name:
To call me a thistle is really a shame:
I'm harmless Knapweed, who grows on the chalk,
I never will prick you when out for your walk.
Yet I should be sorry, yes, sorry indeed,
To cut your small fingers and cause them to bleed;
So bid me Good Morning when out for your walk,
And mind how you pull at my very tough stalk.

 

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