Faeries, come take me out of this dull world,
For I would ride with you upon the wind,
Run on the top of the dishevelled tide,
And dance upon the mountains like a flame.
― poem excerpted from W.B. Yeats, The Land of Heart's Desire
Yeats' words and Arthur Rackham's art went so well together I couldn't resist combining them--although the last picture of the fairy ring is by Richard Doyle.
To read some of my past posts about fairies, click here. It is the time of year when we begin to think of little people, magical beings, fairy rings and the like, isn't it? Or maybe I'm rushing the season a bit, but on this bleak day a bit of fairy magic does a lot to lift the clouds and the spirits.
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