Religion
Balm in Gilead
From Verses (1893)
Religion
Heartsease I found, where Love-lies-bleeding
Empurpled all the ground:
Whatever flowers I missed unheeding,
Heartsease I found.
Yet still my garden mound
Stood sore in need of watering, weeding,
And binding growths unbound.
Ah, when shades fell to light succeeding
I scarcely dared look round:
“Love-lies-bleeding” was all my pleading,
Heartsease I found.
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Codex Note
Verses (1893), section: Songs for Strangers and Pilgrims.
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MLA
Rossetti, Christina. “Balm in Gilead.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/rossetti_c/872/.
Chicago
Rossetti, Christina. “Balm in Gilead.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/rossetti_c/872/.
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