Living
What does the bee do?
From Sing-Song (1872/1893)
Living
What does the bee do?
Bring home honey.
And what does Father do?
Bring home money.
And what does Mother do?
Lay out the money.
And what does baby do?
Eat up the honey.
Cite this poem
MLA
Rossetti, Christina. “What does the bee do?” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/rossetti_c/182/.
Chicago
Rossetti, Christina. “What does the bee do?” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/rossetti_c/182/.
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