Living

A peach for brothers, one for each

by Christina Rossetti 1830–1894

From Sing-Song (1872/1893)

Living

A peach for brothers, one for each,
A peach for you and a peach for me;
But the biggest, rosiest, downiest peach
For Grandmamma with her tea.

MLA

Rossetti, Christina. “A peach for brothers, one for each.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/rossetti_c/194/.

Chicago

Rossetti, Christina. “A peach for brothers, one for each.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/rossetti_c/194/.

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