RUSTICITY

A maiden far afield

Bushwacking down the mead

Harvesting thyme and heath

Timothy and hogweed

Chamomile and clove

Sedge and sage for now

A runlet to burgh

By the castle

And the clough

Clary and Clover

The fragrance of sorrel

Tramping poor rover

With a bellwether

A vestal she remains

While her corset stains

Trugs of maiden pink

For all the earls' wink

©LIL ARCHA