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").
Our Little Baby Fell Asleep
Our little baby fell asleep,And may not wake againFor days and days, and weeks and weeks;But then he'll wake again,And come with his own pretty..
© Christina Georgina Rossetti
One Sea-Side Grave
Unmindful of the roses,Unmindful of the thorn,A reaper tired reposesAmong his gathered corn:So might I, till the morn! Cold as the cold..
© Christina Georgina Rossetti
One Day
I will tell you when they met:In the limpid days of Spring;Elder boughs were budding yet,Oaken boughs looked wintry still,But primrose and veined..
© Christina Georgina Rossetti
One And One Are Two
1 and 1 are 2 -That's for me and you.2 and 2 are 4 -That's a couple more.3 and 3 are 6Barley-sugar sticks.4 and 4 are 8Tumblers at the gate.5 and 5..
© Christina Georgina Rossetti
Once For All
I said: This is a beautiful fresh rose.I said: I will delight me with its scent,Will watch its lovely curve of languishment,Will watch its leaves..
© Christina Georgina Rossetti
On the Wing
Once in a dream (for once I dreamed of you)We stood together in an open field;Above our heads two swift-winged pigeons wheeled,Sporting at ease and..
© Christina Georgina Rossetti
On the Wing
Once in a dream (for once I dreamed of you)We stood together in an open field;Above our heads two swift-winged pigeons wheeled,Sporting at ease and..
© Christina Georgina Rossetti
On The Grassy Banks
On the grassy banksLambkins at their pranks;Woolly sisters, woolly brothersJumping off their feetWhile their woolly mothersWatch by them and bleat.
© Christina Georgina Rossetti
On The Death Of A Cat
Who shall tell the lady's griefWhen her Cat was past relief?Who shall number the hot tearsShed o'er her, beloved for years?Who shall say the dark..
© Christina Georgina Rossetti
Old And New Year Ditties
New Year met me somewhat sad:Old Year leaves me tired,Stripped of favourite things I hadBaulked of much desired:Yet farther on my road to-dayGod..
© Christina Georgina Rossetti
Oh, Fair To See
Oh, fair to seeBlossom-laden cherry tree,Arrayed in sunny white;An April day's delight,Oh, fair to see!Oh, fair to seeFruit-laden cherry tree,With..
© Christina Georgina Rossetti
O Wind, Why Do You Never Rest
O wind, why do you never restWandering, whistling to and fro,Bringing rain out of the west,From the dim north bringing snow?
© Christina Georgina Rossetti
O Wind, Where Have You Been
O wind, where have you been,That you blow so sweet?Among the violetsWhich blossom at your feet.The honeysuckle waitsFor Summer and for heat.But..
© Christina Georgina Rossetti
O Sailor, Come Ashore
O sailor, come ashore,What have you brought for me?Red coral, white coral,Coral from the sea.I did not dig it from the ground,Nor pluck it from a..
© Christina Georgina Rossetti
O Lady Moon
O Lady Moon, your horns point toward the east:Shine, be increased;O Lady Moon, your horns point toward the west:Wane, be at rest.
© Christina Georgina Rossetti
None Other Lamb
None other Lamb, none other Name,None other hope in Heav’n or earth or sea,None other hiding place from guilt and shame,None beside Thee!My faith..
© Christina Georgina Rossetti
Noble Sisters
'Now did you mark a falcon,Sister dear, sister dear,Flying toward my windowIn the morning cool and clear?With jingling bells about her neck,But what..
© Christina Georgina Rossetti
No, Thank You John
I never said I loved you, John:Why will you tease me day by day,And wax a weariness to think uponWith always "do" and "pray"?You Know I never loved..
© Christina Georgina Rossetti
My Friend
Two days ago with dancing glancing hair,With living lips and eyes:Now pale, dumb, blind, she lies;So pale, yet still so fair.We have not left her..
© Christina Georgina Rossetti
My Dream
Hear now a curious dream I dreamed last nightEach word whereof is weighed and sifted truth.I stood beside Euphrates while it swelledLike overflowing..
© Christina Georgina Rossetti
My Baby Has A Mottled Fist
My baby has a mottled fist,My baby has a neck in creases;My baby kisses and is kissed,For he's the very thing for kisses.
© Christina Georgina Rossetti
My Baby Has A Father And A Mother
My baby has a father and a mother,Rich little baby!Fatherless, motherless, I know anotherForlorn as may be:Poor little baby!
© Christina Georgina Rossetti
Motherless Baby And Babyless Mother
Motherless baby and babyless mother,Bring them together to love one another.
© Christina Georgina Rossetti
Mother Shake The Cherry-Tree
Mother shake the cherry-tree,Susan catch a cherry;Oh how funny that will be,Let's be merry!One for brother, one for sister,Two for mother more,Six..
© Christina Georgina Rossetti
Mother Country
Oh what is that countryAnd where can it be,Not mine own country,But dearer far to me?Yet mine own country,If I one day may seeIts spices and..
© Christina Georgina Rossetti