Living
Rushes in a watery place
From Sing-Song (1872/1893)
Living
Rushes in a watery place,
And reeds in a hollow;
A soaring skylark in the sky,
A darting swallow;
And where pale blossom used to hang
Ripe fruit to follow.
Cite this poem
MLA
Rossetti, Christina. “Rushes in a watery place.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/rossetti_c/39/.
Chicago
Rossetti, Christina. “Rushes in a watery place.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/rossetti_c/39/.
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