Love
Song
From Victorian Songs (1895)
Love
O roses for the flush of youth,
And laurel for the perfect prime;
But pluck an ivy branch for me
Grown old before my time.
O violets for the grave of youth,
And bay for those dead in their prime;
Give me the withered leaves I chose
Before in the old time.
Cite this poem
MLA
Rossetti, Christina. “Song.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/rossetti_c/355/.
Chicago
Rossetti, Christina. “Song.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/rossetti_c/355/.
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