Living
Before the coming of the night
From Sing-Song (1872/1893)
Living
Before the coming of the night
The moon shows papery white;
Before the dawning of the day
She fades away.
Cite this poem
MLA
Rossetti, Christina. “Before the coming of the night.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/rossetti_c/197/.
Chicago
Rossetti, Christina. “Before the coming of the night.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/rossetti_c/197/.
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