Dorothy Wellesley (30 July 1889 – 11 July 1956), styled Lady Gerald Wellesley between 1914 and 1943, was an English socialite, author, poet and literary editor. She was born Dorothy Violet Ashton at Maidenhead.

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  • Sun-blistered ships on opal seas,
    Pacific stars split round the skies,
    What have I now to do with these
    Who know the wonder of your eyes?
    • Poem: Winter Flame
  • And elm-trees, massed like ostrich feather plumes,
    Are streaked and shot with fire.
    • Poem: Lost Lane
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