Thornies

By the craggy hillside,
Through the mosses bare,
They have planted thorn trees
For pleasure, here and there.

If any man so daring
As dig them up in spite -
He shall find the thornies set
In his bed at night...

Verse four of The Fairies, by William Allingham.

Drawn in brown inks on red tinted paper (8.27 in x 11.69 in).