Living
I have but one rose in the world
From Sing-Song (1872/1893)
Living
I have but one rose in the world,
And my one rose stands a-drooping:
Oh, when my single rose is dead
There’ll be but thorns for stooping.
Cite this poem
MLA
Rossetti, Christina. “I have but one rose in the world.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/rossetti_c/136/.
Chicago
Rossetti, Christina. “I have but one rose in the world.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/rossetti_c/136/.
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