Religion
Roses on a brier
From Verses (1893)
Religion
Roses on a brier,
Pearls from out the bitter sea,
Such is earth’s desire
However pure it be.
Neither bud nor brier,
Neither pearl nor brine for me:
Be stilled, my long desire;
There shall be no more sea.
Be stilled, my passionate heart;
Old earth shall end, new earth shall be:
Be still, and earn thy part
Where shall be no more sea.
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Codex Note
Verses (1893), section: Divers Worlds. Time and Eternity.
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Rossetti, Christina. “Roses on a brier.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/rossetti_c/765/.
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Rossetti, Christina. “Roses on a brier.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/rossetti_c/765/.
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