Robert Graves / Stephanie Fizer

September 16, 2008

Dandelion Fairy ACEO Print, by Stephanie Fizer

I’d Love To Be A Fairy’s Child | Robert Graves (1895-1985)

Children born of fairy stock
Never need for shirt or frock,
Never want for food or fire,
Always get their hearts desire:
Jingle pockets full of gold,
Marry when they’re seven years old.
Every fairy child may keep
Two ponies and ten sheep;
All have houses, each his own,
Built of brick or granite stone;
They live on cherries, they run wild–
I’d love to be a Fairy’s child.

~

Robert Graves was an English poet, novelist and translator. During his long life (90 years), he produced more than 140 works. Graves considered himself a poet first and foremost.

Stephanie Fizer is a curious girl + illustrator living in West Virginia. She enjoys vintage children’s illustration, pickles, striped stockings, and all things cute which is apparent in her illustrations.

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