Living
I did not dig it from the ground
From Sing-Song (1872/1893)
Living
I did not dig it from the ground,
Nor pluck it from a tree;
Feeble insects made it
In the stormy sea.
Cite this poem
MLA
Rossetti, Christina. “I did not dig it from the ground.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/rossetti_c/156/.
Chicago
Rossetti, Christina. “I did not dig it from the ground.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/rossetti_c/156/.
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