Living
There are bridges on the rivers
From Sing-Song (1872/1893)
Living
There are bridges on the rivers,
As pretty as you please;
But the bow that bridges heaven,
And overtops the trees,
And builds a road from earth to sky,
Is prettier far than these.
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MLA
Rossetti, Christina. “There are bridges on the rivers.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/rossetti_c/162/.
Chicago
Rossetti, Christina. “There are bridges on the rivers.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/rossetti_c/162/.
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