The Song of the Pansy Fairy

Pansy and Petunia,

Periwinkle, Pink-

How to choose the best of them,

Leaving out the rest of them,

That is hard, I think.

Poppy with its pepper-pots,

Polyanthus, Pea-

Though I wouldn't slight the rest,

Isn't Pansy quite the best,

Quite the best for P?

Black and brown and velvety,

Purple, yellow, red;

Loved by people big and small,

All who plant and dig at all

In a garden bed.