Beneath the Eildon Tree

Thomas the Rhymer and Queen of Elfland beneath the Eildon Tree
- sacred hawthorne for the fairies.

A hundred years I slept beneath a thorn,
Until the tree was root and branches of my thought,
Until white petals blossomed in my crown.

~ Kathleen Raine "The Traveler"

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©Stephanie Pui-Mun Law