Nature

Twist me a crown of wind-flowers

by Christina Rossetti 1830–1894

From Sing-Song (1872/1893)

Nature

Twist me a crown of wind-flowers;
That I may fly away
To hear the singers at their song,
And players at their play.
Put on your crown of wind-flowers
But whither would you go?
Beyond the surging of the sea
And the storms that blow.
Alas! your crown of wind-flowers
Can never make you fly:
I twist them in a crown to-day,
And to-night they die.

MLA

Rossetti, Christina. “Twist me a crown of wind-flowers.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/rossetti_c/59/.

Chicago

Rossetti, Christina. “Twist me a crown of wind-flowers.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/rossetti_c/59/.

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