Religion
As the Apple Tree among the trees of the wood
From Verses (1893)
As one red rose in a garden where all other roses are white
Blossoms alone in its glory, crowned all alone
In a solitude of own sweetness and fragrance of own delight,
With loveliness not another’s and thorns its own;
As one ruddy sun amid million orbs comely and colourless,
Among all others, above all others is known;
As it were alone in the garden, alone in the heavenly place,
Chief and centre of all, in fellowship yet alone.
Codex Note
Verses (1893), section: Christ Our All in All.
Cite this poem
MLA
Rossetti, Christina. “As the Apple Tree among the trees of the wood.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/rossetti_c/625/.
Chicago
Rossetti, Christina. “As the Apple Tree among the trees of the wood.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/rossetti_c/625/.
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