Religion

One woe is past. Come what come will

by Christina Rossetti 1830–1894

From Verses (1893)

Religion

One woe is past. Come what come will
Thus much is ended and made fast:
Two woes may overhang us still;
One woe is past.

As flowers when winter puffs its last
Wake in the vale, trail up the hill,
Nor wait for skies to overcast;

So meek souls rally from the chill
Of pain and fear and poisonous blast,
To lift their heads: come good, come ill,
One woe is past.

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

MLA

Rossetti, Christina. “One woe is past. Come what come will.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/rossetti_c/886/.

Chicago

Rossetti, Christina. “One woe is past. Come what come will.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/rossetti_c/886/.

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