Nature
Mother shake the cherry-tree
From Sing-Song (1872/1893)
Nature
Mother shake the cherry-tree,
Susan catch a cherry;
Oh how funny that will be,
Let’s be merry!
One for brother, one for sister,
Two for mother more,
Six for father, hot and tired,
Knocking at the door.
Cite this poem
MLA
Rossetti, Christina. “Mother shake the cherry-tree.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/rossetti_c/89/.
Chicago
Rossetti, Christina. “Mother shake the cherry-tree.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/rossetti_c/89/.
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