Religion

I see that all things come to an end

by Christina Rossetti 1830–1894

From Verses (1893)

Religion

No more! while sun and planets fly,
And wind and storm and seasons four,
And while we live and while we die,—
No more.

Nevertheless old ocean’s roar,
And wide earth’s multitudinous cry,
And echo’s pent reverberant store

Shall hush to silence by and bye:
Ah, rosy world gone cold and hoar!
Man opes no more a mortal eye,
No more.

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Verses (1893), section: Songs for Strangers and Pilgrims.

MLA

Rossetti, Christina. “I see that all things come to an end.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/rossetti_c/855/.

Chicago

Rossetti, Christina. “I see that all things come to an end.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/rossetti_c/855/.

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