Under the Ivy Bush by Christina Georgina Rossetti Under the ivy bush One sits sighing, And under the willow tree One sits crying: — Under the ivy bush
Winter Rain by Christina Georgina Rossetti Every valley drinks, Every dell and hollow; Where the kind rain sinks and sink Green of Spring will follow. Yet a lapse of weeks
Gone for Ever by Christina Georgina Rossetti O happy rosebud blooming Upon thy parent tree, Nay, thou art too presuming For soon the earth entombing Thy faded charms shall be,
Shut Out by Christina Georgina Rossetti The door was shut. I looked betwe Its iron bars; and saw it lie, My garden, mine, beneath the sky, Pied with all flowers bedewed and From bough to bough the song—birds
A Pin Has a Head, But Has No Hair by Christina Georgina Rossetti A pin has a head, but has no hair; A clock has a face, but no mouth t Needles have eyes, but they cannot A fly has a trunk without lock or A timepiece may lose, but cannot w
A Better Resurrection by Christina Georgina Rossetti I have no wit, no words, no tears; My heart within me like a stone Is numb’d too much for hopes or fe Look right, look left, I dwell al I lift mine eyes, but dimm’d with
When the Cows Come Home the Milk Is Coming by Christina Georgina Rossetti When the cows come home the milk i Honey’s made while the bees are hu Duck and drake on the rushy lake, And the deer live safe in the bree And timid, funny, brisk little bun
Amor Mundi by Christina Georgina Rossetti “Oh where are you going with your On the west wind blowing along thi “The downhill path is easy, come w We shall escape the uphill by neve So they two went together in glowi
Motherless Baby and Babyless Mother by Christina Georgina Rossetti Motherless baby and babyless mothe Bring them together to love one an
Hear What the Mournful Linnets Say by Christina Georgina Rossetti Hear what the mournful linnets say ‘We built our nest compact and war But cruel boys came round our way And took our summerhouse by storm. ‘They crushed the eggs so neatly l 1 1
