Mais qu'elle est belle, dans ma main, Cette fraise sauvage!

Maurice Carême (French pronunciation: [mɔʁis kaʁɛm]; 12 May 1899 – 13 January 1978) was a Belgian francophone poet, best known for his simple writing style and children's poetry.

Carême's poetry progressively took on a greater place in his life, and in 1943 he resigned from his teaching profession to commit himself fully to writing.

His home in Anderlecht, "La Maison Blanche", now houses the Musée Maurice Carême.

Many of his poems have been set to music, by Darius Milhaud, Francis Poulenc, Henri Sauguet, Jacques Chailley (1910-1999), Florent Schmitt, Carl Orff, Fabrice Boulanger, or Norbert Rosseau (1907-1975) : L'Eau passe, a cycle of songs for 3 soloists, piano, harp and strings, 1954).