grass ... and the goblin bride

foxtail grass is one of my favorite things





So are the tiny flowers of grass, which usually come in the spring, but here is an autumn-blooming grass:




The Goblin Bride
(A photo and a ditty)



At the goblin's bridal feast,
The drums and pipes played loud
And in her wedding gown and veil
The bride danced for the crowd

They cheered and raised their glasses high
And always cried, "Dance on!"
Except her aged sire who warned,
"My child, watch for dawn.

"The sun that warms the great wide earth
Will chill you, blood...