Living
A baby’s cradle with no baby in it
From Sing-Song (1872/1893)
Living
A baby’s cradle with no baby in it,
A baby’s grave where autumn leaves drop sere;
The sweet soul gathered home to Paradise,
The body waiting here.
Cite this poem
MLA
Rossetti, Christina. “A baby’s cradle with no baby in it.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/rossetti_c/20/.
Chicago
Rossetti, Christina. “A baby’s cradle with no baby in it.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/rossetti_c/20/.
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