Sunday 26 May 2013

Fennel

FENNEL

-noun
1. Also: finocchio . a strong-smelling yellow-flowered umbelliferous plant, Foeniculum vulgare , whose seeds and feathery leaves are used to season and flavour food
2. another name for mayweed






















Sweet as tea
Of wild fennel
A faerie’s hair

1 comment:

Dina said...

A faerie's hair! I'll never look at fennel in the same old way.