PoemA Green Cornfield
Author / PoetChristina Rossetti
TagsFreedom, Harmony, Nature, Song

The earth was green, the sky was blue:
I saw and heard one sunny morn
A skylark hang between the two,
A singing speck above the corn;

A stage below, in gay accord,
White butterflies danced on the wing,
And still the singing skylark soared,
And silent sank and soared to sing.

The cornfield stretched a tender green
To right and left beside my walks;
I knew he had a nest unseen
Somewhere among the million stalks.

And as I paused to hear his song
While swift the sunny moments slid,
Perhaps his mate sat listening long,
And listened longer than I did.

Christina Rossetti
Christina Rossetti
5 Dec 1830 - 29 Dec 1894
Region: Northern Europe
Period: Victorian
Movement: Pre-Raphaelite

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RememberFarewell, Grief, Loss
None Other LambDesire, Faith, Hope
Love Came Down at ChristmasChristmas, Divine, Love
Hurt No Living ThingHarm, Innocence, Life
Goblin MarketFear, Liberation, Sisterhood
A BirthdayCelebration, Joy, Love
Monna Innominata: A Sonnet Of SonnetsDesire, Identity, Love

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