Religion
Yet a little while
From Verses (1893)
Religion
Heaven is not far, tho’ far the sky
Overarching earth and main.
It takes not long to live and die,
Die, revive, and rise again.
Not long: how long? Oh, long re-echoing song!
O Lord, how long?
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Codex Note
Verses (1893), section: Divers Worlds. Time and Eternity.
Cite this poem
MLA
Rossetti, Christina. “Yet a little while.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/rossetti_c/758/.
Chicago
Rossetti, Christina. “Yet a little while.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/rossetti_c/758/.
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