Living
Don’t wait for roses
From Sing-Song (1872/1893)
Living
Don’t wait for roses
Losing to-day,
O Minnie, Mattie,
And wise little May.
Cite this poem
MLA
Rossetti, Christina. “Don’t wait for roses.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/rossetti_c/47/.
Chicago
Rossetti, Christina. “Don’t wait for roses.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/rossetti_c/47/.
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