Bird Raptures (by: Christina Georgina Rossetti (1830 - 1894)) The sunrise wakes the lark to sing, The moonrise wakes the nightingale. continue reading
Birthday, A (by: Christina Georgina Rossetti (1830 - 1894)) My heart is like an apple-tree Whose boughs are bent with thick-set fruit; My heart is like a rainbow shell That paddles in a halcyon sea... continue reading
Daughter of Eve, A (by: Christina Georgina Rossetti (1830 - 1894)) A fool I was to sleep at noon, And wake when night is chilly continue reading
Daughter Of Eve, A (by: Christina Georgina Rossetti (1830 - 1894)) A fool I was to sleep at noon, And wake when night is chilly Beneath the comfortless cold moon; A fool to pluck my rose too soon... continue reading
De Profundis (by: Christina Georgina Rossetti (1830 - 1894)) Oh why is heaven built so far, Oh why is earth set so remote? I cannot reach the nearest star That hangs afloat. continue reading
Dreamland (by: Christina Georgina Rossetti (1830 - 1894)) Where sunless rivers weep Their waves into the deep, She sleeps a charmed sleep: Awake her not. continue reading
Echo (by: Christina Georgina Rossetti (1830 - 1894)) Yet come to me in dreams, that I may live My very life again though cold in death: Come back to me in dreams, that I may give Pulse for pulse, breath for breath... continue reading
First Day, The (by: Christina Georgina Rossetti (1830 - 1894)) I wish I could remember the first day, First hour, first moment of your meeting me... continue reading
Gone For Ever (by: Christina Georgina Rossetti (1830 - 1894)) O Happy rosebud blooming Upon thy parent tree, Nay, thou art too presuming... continue reading
Hope Carol, A (by: Christina Georgina Rossetti (1830 - 1894)) A Night was near, a day was near, Between a day and night I heard sweet voices calling clear, Calling me... continue reading
