image credit Bell
Then they put on gold, for their coronation.
Each one barbed, feathered, a lithe weapon,
Puts on the crown of her kingdom.
Then the whole fieldful of queens
Swirls in a dance
With their invisible partner, the wind,
Like a single dancer.

That is how barley inherits the kingdom of barley.
from 'Barley' by Ted Hughes

One response to “‘Then they put on gold””

  1. I’m in the same item as Ted Hughes!! Made my day…..

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