Living

A pin has a head, but has no hair

by Christina Rossetti 1830–1894

From Sing-Song (1872/1893)

Living

A pin has a head, but has no hair;
A clock has a face, but no mouth there
Needles have eyes, but they cannot see;
A fly has a trunk without lock or key;
A timepiece may lose, but cannot win;
A corn-field dimples without a chin;
A hill has no leg, but has a foot;
A wine-glass a stem, but not a root;
A watch has hands, but no thumb or finger
A boot has a tongue, but is no singer;
Rivers run, though they have no feet;
A saw has teeth, but it does not eat;
Ash-trees have keys, yet never a lock;
And baby crows, without being a cock.

MLA

Rossetti, Christina. “A pin has a head, but has no hair.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/rossetti_c/90/.

Chicago

Rossetti, Christina. “A pin has a head, but has no hair.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/rossetti_c/90/.

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