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").
Venus's Looking-Glass
I marked where lovely Venus and her courtWith song and dance and merry laugh went by;Weightless, their wingless feet seemed made to fly,Bound from..
© Christina Georgina Rossetti
Vanity Of Vanities
Ah, woe is me for pleasure that is vain,Ah, woe is me for glory that is past:Pleasure that bringeth sorrow at the last,Glory that at the last..
© Christina Georgina Rossetti
Up-Hill
Does the road wind up-hill all the way?Yes, to the very end.Will the day’s journey take the whole long day?From morn to night, my friend.But is there..
© Christina Georgina Rossetti
Under The Rose
'The iniquity of the fathers upon the children.'Oh the rose of keenest thorn!One hidden summer mornUnder the rose I was born.I do not guess his..
© Christina Georgina Rossetti
Under The Ivy Bush
Under the ivy bushOne sits sighing,And under the willow treeOne sits crying: -Under the ivy bushCease from your sighing,But under the willow-treeLie..
© Christina Georgina Rossetti
Twist Me A Crown Of Wind-Flowers
Twist me a crown of wind-flowers;That I may fly awayTo hear the singers at their song,And players at their play.Put on your crown of wind-flowers:But..
© Christina Georgina Rossetti
Twilight Night
IWe met, hand to hand,We clasped hands close and fast,As close as oak and ivy stand;But it is past:Come day, come night, day comes at last.We loosed..
© Christina Georgina Rossetti
Twilight Calm
Oh, pleasant eventide!Clouds on the western sideGrow grey and greyer, hiding the warm sun:The bees and birds, their happy labours done,Seek their..
© Christina Georgina Rossetti
Twice
I took my heart in my hand(O my love, O my love),I said: Let me fall or stand,Let me live or die,But this once hear me speak-(O my love, O my..
© Christina Georgina Rossetti
To My Mother
To-day's your natal day,Sweet flowers I bring;Mother, accept, I pray,My offering.And may you happy live,And long us bless;Receiving as you giveGreat..
© Christina Georgina Rossetti
Three Seasons
'A cup for hope!' she said,In springtime ere the bloom was old:The crimson wine was poor and coldBy her mouth's richer red.'A cup for love!' how..
© Christina Georgina Rossetti
Three Plum Buns
Three plum bunsTo eat here at the stileIn the clover meadow,For we have walked a mile.One for you, and one for me,And one left over:Give it to the..
© Christina Georgina Rossetti
Three Little Children
Three little childrenOn the wide wide earth,Motherless children -Cared for from their birthBy tender angels.Three little childrenOn the wide wide..
© Christina Georgina Rossetti
They Desire A Better Country
II would not if I could undo my past,Tho' for its sake my future is a blank;My past, for which I have myself to thank,For all its faults and follies..
© Christina Georgina Rossetti
There's Snow On The Fields
There's snow on the fields,And cold in the cottage,While I sit in the chimney nookSupping hot pottage.My clothes are soft and warm,Fold upon fold,But..
© Christina Georgina Rossetti
There Is One That Has A Head Without An Eye
There is one that has a head without an eye,And there's one that has an eye without a head:You may find the answer if you try;And when all is..
© Christina Georgina Rossetti
There Is But One May In The Year,
There is but one May in the year,And sometimes May is wet and cold;There is but one May in the yearBefore the year grows old.Yet though it be the..
© Christina Georgina Rossetti
The World
By day she woos me, soft, exceeding fair:But all night as the moon so changeth she;Loathsome and foul with hideous leprosyAnd subtle serpents gliding..
© Christina Georgina Rossetti
The Wind Has Such A Rainy Sound
The wind has such a rainy soundMoaning through the town,The sea has such a windy sound, -Will the ships go down?The apples in the orchardTumble from..
© Christina Georgina Rossetti
The Three Enemies
THE FLESH"Sweet, thou art pale.""More pale to see,Christ hung upon the cruel treeAnd bore His Father's wrath for me.""Sweet, thou art sad.""Beneath a..
© Christina Georgina Rossetti
The Thread Of Life
IThe 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
The Summer Nights Are Short
The summer nights are shortWhere northern days are long:For hours and hours lark after larkTrills out his song.The summer days are shortWhere..
© Christina Georgina Rossetti
The Skylark
The earth was green, the sky was blue:I saw and heard one sunny morn,A skylark hang between the two,A singing speck above the corn;A stage below, in..
© Christina Georgina Rossetti
The Rose That Blushes Rosy Red
The rose that blushes rosy red,She must hang her head;The lily that blows spotless white,She may stand upright.
© Christina Georgina Rossetti
The Queen Of Hearts
How comes it, Flora, that, whenever wePlay cards together, you invariably,However the pack parts,Still hold the Queen of Hearts?I've scanned you with..
© Christina Georgina Rossetti