Who doesn’t love a good faerie tale?
As a young lad of Irish descent, I was raised to believe that the fae were not to be trifled with. Faerie stories were not often a joke or some cutesy way to frighten naughty children.
They were real. Or at least grounded in some reality that required a certain modicum of respect and deference.
The Faerie Tree is a hawthorn tree. And it holds a very notable, cultural significance.
Here is some more info about hawthorn trees in Celtic mythology, if you’re interested in learning more after you read the poem….
Hawthorn Trees in Celtic Mythology
Enjoy this dark, cautionary tale. Please share your thoughts in the Comments below. ☘ ☘ ☘
-PS Conway
Great poem. Also a test to make sure Comments are working. Cheers.
Beautiful and haunting
Thanks so much, Julie! 🌳🧚🙏 My wife often uses the same two adjectives to describe me 🤣
Oh, yikes! Leave it to a poet to write something beautiful and scary all at once! It’s great.
Time for me to read up on Hawthorn trees… 🙂
Thank so much, Anastasia! Glad you liked it. 🖤🙏🍷