Religion

These all wait upon Thee

by Christina Rossetti 1830–1894

From Verses (1893)

Religion

Innocent eyes not ours
Are made to look on flowers,
Eyes of small birds and insects small:
Morn after summer morn
The sweet rose on her thorn
Opens her bosom to them all.
The least and last of things
That soar on quivering wings,
Or crawl among the grass blades out of sight,
Have just as clear a right
To their appointed portion of delight
As Queens or Kings.

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

MLA

Rossetti, Christina. “These all wait upon Thee.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/rossetti_c/864/.

Chicago

Rossetti, Christina. “These all wait upon Thee.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/rossetti_c/864/.

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