Living
When fishes set umbrellas up
From Sing-Song (1872/1893)
Living
When fishes set umbrellas up
If the rain-drops run,
Lizards will want their parasols
To shade them from the sun.
Cite this poem
MLA
Rossetti, Christina. “When fishes set umbrellas up.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/rossetti_c/103/.
Chicago
Rossetti, Christina. “When fishes set umbrellas up.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/rossetti_c/103/.
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