Section: «Poems»

Verse (ancient Greek ὁ στίχος — row, structure), a term in versification used in several meanings: artistic speech organized by division into rhythmically commensurate segments; poetry in the narrow sense; in particular, it implies the properties of versification of a particular tradition ("antique verse", "Akhmatova's verse", etc.); a line of poetic text organized according to a certain rhythmic pattern ("My uncle of the most honest rules").

I Know A Baby, Such A Baby

I know a baby, such a baby, -Round blue eyes and cheeks of pink,Such an elbow furrowed with dimples,Such a wrist where creases sink.‘Cuddle and love..

© Christina Georgina Rossetti

I Have But One Rose In The World

I have but one rose in the world,And my one rose stands a-drooping:Oh, when my single rose is deadThere'll be but thorns for stooping.

© Christina Georgina Rossetti

I Have A Poll Parrot

I have a Poll parrot,And Poll is my doll,And my nurse is Polly,And my sister Poll.‘Polly!’ cried Polly,‘Don't tear Polly, dolly’ -While soft-hearted..

© Christina Georgina Rossetti

I Have A Little Husband

I have a little husbandAnd he is gone to sea,The winds that whistle round his shipFly home to me.The winds that sigh about meReturn again to him;So I..

© Christina Georgina Rossetti

I Dug And Dug Amongst The Snow

I dug and dug amongst the snow,And thought the flowers would never grow;I dug and dug amongst the sand,And still no green thing came to hand.Melt, O..

© Christina Georgina Rossetti

I Dreamt I Caught A Little Owl

‘I dreamt I caught a little owlAnd the bird was blue -’‘But you may hunt for everAnd not find such a one.’‘I dreamt I set a sunflower,And red as..

© Christina Georgina Rossetti

I Caught A Little Ladybird

I caught a little ladybirdThat flies far away;I caught a little lady wifeThat is both staid and gay.Come back, my scarlet ladybird,Back from far..

© Christina Georgina Rossetti

I Am A King

I am a King,Or an Emperor rather,I wear crown-imperialAnd prince's-feather;Golden-rod is the sceptreI wield and wag,And a broad purple..

© Christina Georgina Rossetti

Hurt No Living Thing

Hurt no living thing:Ladybird, nor butterfly,Nor moth with dusty wing,Nor cricket chirping cheerily,Nor grasshopper so light of leap,Nor dancing..

© Christina Georgina Rossetti

How Many Seconds In A Minute?

How many seconds in a minute?Sixty, and no more in it.How many minutes in an hour?Sixty for sun and shower.How many hours in a day?Twenty-four for..

© Christina Georgina Rossetti

Hopping Frog, Hop Here And Be Seen

Hopping frog, hop here and be seen,I'll not pelt you with stick or stone:Your cap is laced and your coat is green;Good bye, we'll let each other..

© Christina Georgina Rossetti

Hop-O'-My-Thumb And Little Jack Horner

Hop-o'-my-thumb and little Jack Horner,What do you mean by tearing and fighting?Sturdy dog Trot close round the corner,I never caught him growling..

© Christina Georgina Rossetti

Hope Is Like A Harebell Trembling From Its Birth

Hope is like a harebell trembling from its birth,Love is like a rose the joy of all the earth;Faith is like a lily lifted high and white,Love is like..

© Christina Georgina Rossetti

Holy Innocents

Sleep, little Baby, sleep,The holy Angels love thee,And guard thy bed, and keepA blessed watch above thee.No spirit can come nearNor evil beast to..

© Christina Georgina Rossetti

Herself A Rose Who Bore The Rose

Herself a rose, who bore the Rose,She bore the Rose and felt its thorn.All loveliness new-bornTook on her bosom its repose,And slept and woke there..

© Christina Georgina Rossetti

Heartsease In My Garden Bed

Heartsease in my garden bed,With sweetwilliam white and red,Honeysuckle on my wall: -Heartsease blossoms in my heartWhen sweet William comes to..

© Christina Georgina Rossetti

Heart’s Chill Between

I did not chide him, though I knewThat he was false to me.Chide the exhaling of the dew,The ebbing of the sea,The fading of a rosy hue,—But not..

© Christina Georgina Rossetti

Hear What The Mournful Linnets Say

Hear what the mournful linnets say:‘We built our nest compact and warm,But cruel boys came round our wayAnd took our summerhouse by storm.‘They..

© Christina Georgina Rossetti

Grown And Flown

I loved my love from green of SpringUntil sere Autumn's fall;But now that leaves are witheringHow should one love at all?One heart's too smallFor..

© Christina Georgina Rossetti

Growing In The Vale

Growing in the valeBy the uplands hilly,Growing straight and frail,Lady Daffadowndilly.In a golden crown,And a scant green gownWhile the spring blows..

© Christina Georgina Rossetti

Goodbye In Fear, Goodbye In Sorrow,

‘Goodbye in fear, goodbye in sorrow,Goodbye, and all in vain,Never to meet again, my dear -’‘Never to part again.’‘Goodbye today, goodbye..

© Christina Georgina Rossetti

Good Friday

Am I a stone and not a sheepThat I can stand, O Christ, beneath Thy Cross,To number drop by drop Thy Blood's slow loss,And yet not weep?Not so those..

© Christina Georgina Rossetti

Gone For Ever

O happy rosebud bloomingUpon thy parent tree,Nay, thou art too presumingFor soon the earth entombingThy faded charms shall be,And the chill damp..

© Christina Georgina Rossetti

Goblin Market

MORNING and eveningMaids heard the goblins cry:"Come buy our orchard fruits,Come buy, come buy:Apples and quinces,Lemons and oranges,Plump unpecked..

© Christina Georgina Rossetti

Give Me Holly

But give me holly, bold and jolly,Honest, prickly, shining holly;Pluck me holly leaf and berryFor the day when I make merry

© Christina Georgina Rossetti