Love
Song (Two doves upon the selfsame branch)
From Goblin Market and Other Poems (1862)
Love
Two doves upon the selfsame branch,
Two lilies on a single stem,
Two butterflies upon one flower:--
Oh happy they who look on them.
Who look upon them hand in hand
Flushed in the rosy summer light;
Who look upon them hand in hand
And never give a thought to night.
Cite this poem
MLA
Rossetti, Christina. “Song (Two doves upon the selfsame branch).” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/rossetti_c/235/.
Chicago
Rossetti, Christina. “Song (Two doves upon the selfsame branch).” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/rossetti_c/235/.
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