Living

My baby has a mottled fist

by Christina Rossetti 1830–1894

From Sing-Song (1872/1893)

Living

My baby has a mottled fist,
My baby has a neck in creases;
My baby kisses and is kissed,
For he’s the very thing for kisses.

MLA

Rossetti, Christina. “My baby has a mottled fist.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/rossetti_c/31/.

Chicago

Rossetti, Christina. “My baby has a mottled fist.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/rossetti_c/31/.

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