Stanza 18: Birch

byþ bleda leas.         bereþ efne swa ðeah
tanas butan tudder.         biþ on telgum wlitig.
heah on helme         hrysted fægere.
geloden leafum         lyfte getenge
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It is without bloom, though even so it bears
Twigs for divination without offspring. It is beautiful on its boughs
High on top, fairly ornamented
Its leaves might spring up to press upon the sky.