A Birthday | The Poetry Foundation
My heart is like a singing bird Whose nest is in a water'd shoot; My heart is like an apple-tree Whose boughs are bent…
A Birthday Poem Summary and Analysis - LitCharts
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A Birthday by Christina Rossetti - Poem Analysis
The poem, ‘A Birthday‘, with its sixteen lines of distilled beauty, is one of Christian Rossetti’s most popular poems and one of the most frequently quoted and anthologized of all her works. It is an unusual poem in Rossetti’s production as it expresses pure, undarkened joy.
A Birthday by Christina Rossetti - Academy of American Poets
Raise me a daïs of silk and down; Hang it with vair and purple dyes; Carve it in doves and pomegranates, And peacocks with a hundred eyes; Work it in gold and silver grapes, In leaves and silver fleurs-de-lys; Because the birthday of my life Is come, my love is come to me.
A Birthday by Christina Georgina Rossetti - All Poetry
While her other poems often explore themes of love, loss, and longing, "A Birthday" revels in the pure joy of a love fulfilled. In the context of its time period, the poem reflects the Victorian era's emphasis on elaborate ornamentation and celebration.
A Birthday by Christina Rossetti | DiscoverPoetry.com
A Birthday by Christina Rossetti. My heart is like a singing bird Whose nest is in a watered shoot; My heart is like an apple-tree Whose boughs are bent with thick-set fruit; My heart is like a rainbow shell That paddles in a halcyon sea; My heart …
A Birthday by Christina Rossetti - Poetry.com
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“A birthday” by Christina Rossetti - thomaswmorris.com
“A birthday” by Christina Rossetti 🏴 (5 Dec 1830 – 29 Dec 1894) My heart is like a singing bird Whose nest is in a watered shoot;
A Birthday by Christina Georgina Rossetti - Poets and poems
Mar 25, 2024 · A Birthday by Christina Georgina Rossetti. My heart is like a singing bird Whose nest is in a watered shoot; My heart is like an apple-tree Whose boughs are bent with thick-set fruit; My heart is like a rainbow shell That paddles in a halcyon sea; My heart is gladder than all these, Because my love is come to me. Raise me a dais of silk and down;
A Birthday - Poetry Archive
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