Skip to content
1830–1894

THE BOURNE.

Christina Georgina Rossetti

Underneath the growing grass, Underneath the living flowers, Deeper than the sound of showers: There we shall not count the hours

By the shadows as they pass. Youth and health will be but vain, Beauty reckoned of no worth: There a very little girth

Can hold round what once the earth Seemed too narrow to contain.

Cookies on Poetry Cove

We use cookies to remember your language preference and — only with your consent — to learn how Poetry Cove is used. You can change your mind any time.
THE BOURNE. · Christina Georgina Rossetti · Poetry Cove