Living

O sailor, come ashore

by Christina Rossetti 1830–1894

From Sing-Song (1872/1893)

Living

O sailor, come ashore,
What have you brought for me?
Red coral, white coral,
Coral from the sea.

MLA

Rossetti, Christina. “O sailor, come ashore.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/rossetti_c/155/.

Chicago

Rossetti, Christina. “O sailor, come ashore.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/rossetti_c/155/.

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