Nature

She’s such a senseless wooden thing

by Christina Rossetti 1830–1894

From Sing-Song (1872/1893)

Nature

She’s such a senseless wooden thing
She stares the livelong day;
Her wig of gold is stiff and cold
And cannot change to grey.

MLA

Rossetti, Christina. “She’s such a senseless wooden thing.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/rossetti_c/169/.

Chicago

Rossetti, Christina. “She’s such a senseless wooden thing.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/rossetti_c/169/.

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