Oh hawthorn tree
Oh hawthorn tree
Bringer of protection
Sounding bell of May
Proud guardian of the moors
Signifier of edges to the other world
Host to ancient families of lichen
Your knowledge spikes the unwary
Your shining fruits give nourishment to the needy
Striking upwards Medusa like from the earth below
Your one-legged resilience offers its brilliance
Your skin maps the journeys yet to be taken
Green messenger of a thousand fertility rituals
Catcher and sender of full moon dreamings
Oh hawthorn tree
How I love you so!
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