Living
An owl, and a hawk
From Sing-Song (1872/1893)
Living
An owl, and a hawk,
And a bat come to see:
But chicks beneath their mother’s wing
Squat safe as safe can be.
Cite this poem
MLA
Rossetti, Christina. “An owl, and a hawk.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/rossetti_c/131/.
Chicago
Rossetti, Christina. “An owl, and a hawk.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/rossetti_c/131/.
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