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").

In The Bleak Midwinter

In the bleak midwinter, frosty wind made moan,Earth stood hard as iron, water like a stone;Snow had fallen, snow on snow, snow on snow,In the bleak..

© Christina Georgina Rossetti

In Progress

Ten years ago it seemed impossibleThat she should ever grow so calm as this,With self-remembrance in her warmest kissAnd dim dried eyes like an..

© Christina Georgina Rossetti

In An Artist's Studio

One face looks out from all his canvases,One selfsame figure sits or walks or leans:We found her hidden just behind those screens,That mirror gave..

© Christina Georgina Rossetti

If The Sun Could Tell Us Half

If the sun could tell us halfThat he hears and sees,Sometimes he would make us laugh,Sometimes make us cry:Think of all the birds that makeHomes..

© Christina Georgina Rossetti

If The Moon Came From Heaven

If the moon came from heaven,Talking all the way,What could she have to tell us,And what could she say?‘I've seen a hundred pretty things,And seen a..

© Christina Georgina Rossetti

If Stars Dropped Out Of Heaven

If stars dropped out of heaven,And if flowers took their place,The sky would still look very fair,And fair earth's face.Winged angels might fly down..

© Christina Georgina Rossetti

If Only

If I might only love my God and die!But now He bids me love Him and live on,Now when the bloom of all my life is gone,The pleasant half of life has..

© Christina Georgina Rossetti

If I Were A Queen

If I were a Queen,What would I do?I’d make you King,And I’d wait on you.If I were a King,What would I do?I’d make you Queen,For I’d marry you.

© Christina Georgina Rossetti

If Hope Grew On A Bush

If hope grew on a bush,And joy grew on a tree,What a nosegay for the pluckingThere would be!But oh! in windy autumn,When frail flowers wither,What..

© Christina Georgina Rossetti

If All Were Rain And Never Sun

If all were rain and never sun,No bow could span the hill;If all were sun and never rain,There’d be no rainbow still.

© Christina Georgina Rossetti

If A Pig Wore A Wig

If a pig wore a wig,What could we say?Treat him as a gentleman,And say ‘Good day.’If his tail chanced to fail,What could we do? -Send him to the..

© Christina Georgina Rossetti

If A Mouse Could Fly

If a mouse could fly,Or if a crow could swim,Or if a sprat could walk and talk,I’d like to be like him.If a mouse could fly,He might fly away;Or if a..

© Christina Georgina Rossetti

If

If he would come to-day, to-day, to-day,O, what a day to-day would be!But now he's away, miles and miles awayFrom me across the sea.O little bird..

© Christina Georgina Rossetti

I Planted A Hand

I planted a handAnd there came up a palm,I planted a heartAnd there came up balm.Then I planted a wish,But there sprang a thorn,While heaven frowned..

© Christina Georgina Rossetti

I loved you first: but afterwards your love

I loved you first: but afterwards your love,Outsoaring mine, sang such a loftier songAs drowned the friendly cooings of my dove.Which owes the other..

© Christina Georgina Rossetti

I Know You Not

O Christ, the Vine with living Fruit,The twelvefold-fruited Tree of Life,The Balm in Gilead after strife,The valley Lily and the Rose;Stronger than..

© Christina Georgina Rossetti

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