Living
Baby lies so fast asleep
From Sing-Song (1872/1893)
Living
Baby lies so fast asleep
That no pain can grieve her
Put a snowdrop in her hand,
Kiss her once and leave her.
Cite this poem
MLA
Rossetti, Christina. “Baby lies so fast asleep.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/rossetti_c/210/.
Chicago
Rossetti, Christina. “Baby lies so fast asleep.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/rossetti_c/210/.
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