Living

My baby has a father and a mother

by Christina Rossetti 1830–1894

From Sing-Song (1872/1893)

Living

My baby has a father and a mother,
Rich little baby!
Fatherless, motherless, I know another
Forlorn as may be:
Poor little baby!

MLA

Rossetti, Christina. “My baby has a father and a mother.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/rossetti_c/3/.

Chicago

Rossetti, Christina. “My baby has a father and a mother.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/rossetti_c/3/.

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