"Ponderynge together yestardayes promise, and two-dayes doyng"
(Hall's Chronicle - 1548)


"Goronigl gwyr yr Ynys" (Lewis Glyn Cothi - 1450)

Alchemilla

Alchemilla (Lady's Mantle)
Photograph by Sue Greaves



The frilled edges of its leaves frame a bowl
In which is gathered Alchemist’s Dew:
Fine drops of water reflecting morning light
Drawn from the air; purer than gold.