Baird's Entry - Faerie Ring (Patreon)

Faerie Ring

Within the Earth, toil’d soft and brown

There grows the ring of mushrooms sown

By faeries’ toes, long after dusk

‘Twixt in the paper’d berries’ husks

Gooseberry seeds sprout round the plot

Where flutt’ring nymphs plant burgeon knots

Concentric circles born of spores

The sprites return when grounds transform

From grey to white and white to green

Spring sun arrives and so the queen

Calls to her vassals, winged slants

Return the fae to waft and dance

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Faerie rings are real phenomena and a unique way fungi can grow! Have any of you ever seen one in real life? Or if you ever do encounter one, would you dare step into the circle?

Month by month, we'll keep filling out the compendium with new and mysterious creatures voted on by you! Sponsors can vote on next month's selection of fae locales and denizens here:

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