Living
Come back, my scarlet ladybird
From Sing-Song (1872/1893)
Living
Come back, my scarlet ladybird,
Back from far away;
I weary of my dolly wife,
My wife that cannot play.
Cite this poem
MLA
Rossetti, Christina. “Come back, my scarlet ladybird.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/rossetti_c/168/.
Chicago
Rossetti, Christina. “Come back, my scarlet ladybird.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/rossetti_c/168/.
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