Living
Eight o’clock
From Sing-Song (1872/1893)
Living
Eight o’clock;
The postman’s knock!
Five letters for Papa;
One for Lou,
And none for you,
And three for dear Mamma.
Cite this poem
MLA
Rossetti, Christina. “Eight o’clock.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/rossetti_c/8/.
Chicago
Rossetti, Christina. “Eight o’clock.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/rossetti_c/8/.
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