Living
We’ll stop to make the kettle boil
From Sing-Song (1872/1893)
Living
We’ll stop to make the kettle boil,
And brew some tea, and set the tray,
And poach an egg, and toast a cake,
And wheel her chair round, if we may.
Cite this poem
MLA
Rossetti, Christina. “We’ll stop to make the kettle boil.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/rossetti_c/176/.
Chicago
Rossetti, Christina. “We’ll stop to make the kettle boil.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/rossetti_c/176/.
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