|
|
| |
"Gone were but the Winter,
Come were but the Spring,
I would go to a covert
Where the birds sing."
Christina Georgina Rossetti (1830-1894), British poet. Spring Quiet (l. 1-4). . .
The Complete Poems of Christina Rossetti. Vol. 1. R. W. Crump, ed. (1979) Louisiana State University É Press. |
"One day in the country
Is worth a month in town."
Christina Georgina Rossetti (1830-1894), British poet, lyricist. Summer. |
"Spin and die,
To live again as butterfly."
Christina Georgina Rossetti (1830-1894), British poet. The Caterpillar (Sing-Song) (l. 7-8). . .
The Complete Poems of Christina Rossetti. Vol. 2. R. W. Crump, ed. (1986) Louisiana State University É Press. |
"Brown and furry
Caterpillar in a hurry,
Take your walk
To the shady leaf, or stalk,"
Christina Georgina Rossetti (1830-1894), British poet. The Caterpillar (Sing-Song) (l. 1-4). . .
The Complete Poems of Christina Rossetti. Vol. 2. R. W. Crump, ed. (1986) Louisiana State University É Press. |
"The city mouse lives in a house;—
The garden mouse lives in a bower,"
Christina Georgina Rossetti (1830-1894), British poet. The City Mouse and the Garden Mous (Sing-Song) (l. 1-2). . .
The Complete Poems of Christina Rossetti. Vol. 2. R. W. Crump, ed. (1986) Louisiana State University É Press. |
"The city mouse eats bread and cheese;—
The garden mouse eats what he can;
We will not grudge him seeds and stocks,
Poor little timid furry man."
Christina Georgina Rossetti (1830-1894), British poet. The City Mouse and the Garden Mouse (Sing-Song) (l. 5-8). . .
The Complete Poems of Christina Rossetti. Vol. 2. R. W. Crump, ed. (1986) Louisiana State University É Press. |
"And sometimes I remember days of old
When fellowship seemed not so far to seek,
And all the world and I seemed much less cold,
And at the rainbow's foot lay surely gold,
And hope felt strong, and life itself not weak."
Christina Georgina Rossetti (1830-1894), British poet. The Thread of Life (l. 10-15). . .
The Complete Poems of Christina Rossetti. Vol. 2. R. W. Crump, ed. (1986) Louisiana State University É Press. |
"The irresponsive silence of the land,
The irresponsive sounding of the sea,
Speak both one message of one sense to me:—
'Aloof, aloof, we stand aloof,"
Christina Georgina Rossetti (1830-1894), British poet. The Thread of Life (l. 1-4). . .
The Complete Poems of Christina Rossetti. Vol. 2. R. W. Crump, ed. (1986) Louisiana State University É Press. |
"I smiled at the speech you spoke,
At your judgement that I heard:
But I have not often smiled
Since then, nor questioned since,
Nor cared for corn-flowers wild,
Nor sung with the singing bird."
Christina Georgina Rossetti (1830-1894), British poet. Twice (l. 18-24). . .
The Complete Poems of Christina Rossetti. Vol. 1. R. W. Crump, ed. (1979) Louisiana State University É Press. |
"You took my heart in your hand
With a friendly smile,
With a critical eye you scanned,
Then set it down,
And said: It is still unripe,
Better wait awhile;"
Christina Georgina Rossetti (1830-1894), British poet. Twice (l. 9-14). . .
The Complete Poems of Christina Rossetti. Vol. 1. R. W. Crump, ed. (1979) Louisiana State University É Press. |
| |
|
|
|
|
Free
Poetry E-Book: