When I sound the fairy call,
Gather here in silent meeting,
Chin to knee on the orchard wall,
Cooled with dew and cherries eating.
Merry, merry, Take a cherry
Mine are sounder, Mine are rounder
Mine are sweeter, For the eater
When the dews fall. And you’ll be fairies all.
~Robert Graves, “Cherry-Time,” Fairies and Fusiliers, 1918
WONderful photo!! Makes my mouth water!! ❤
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Why yes….I believe it is!
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I love the blossoms — although they disappear so quickly!
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Is this the same Robert Graves who wrote “Goodbye to all that”?
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I miss not having a cherry tree in our yard. Cherries are the taste of Summer.
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