Living
Brown and furry
From Sing-Song (1872/1893)
Living
Brown and furry
Caterpillar in a hurry,
Take your walk
To the shady leaf, or stalk,
Or what not,
Which may be the chosen spot.
No toad spy you,
Hovering bird of prey pass by you
Spin and die,
To live again a butterfly.
Cite this poem
MLA
Rossetti, Christina. “Brown and furry.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/rossetti_c/60/.
Chicago
Rossetti, Christina. “Brown and furry.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/rossetti_c/60/.
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