Classic and Contemporary Poetry
SCARLET, by CHRISTINA GEORGINA ROSSETTI Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: I sit a queen, and am no widow, and shall see no sorrow Last Line: Bethink thee: today must end; there is no end of tomorrow. Alternate Author Name(s): Alleyne, Ellen; Rossetti, Christina Subject(s): Courts & Courtiers; Grief; Women; Sorrow; Sadness | ||||||||
"I sit a queen, and am no widow, and shall see no sorrow" -- Yea, scarlet woman, today: but not yea at all tomorrow. Scarlet queen on a scarlet throne all today without sorrow, Bethink thee: today must end; there is no end of tomorrow. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...SONOMA FIRE by JANE HIRSHFIELD AS THE SPARKS FLY UPWARDS by JOHN HOLLANDER WHAT GREAT GRIEF HAS MADE THE EMPRESS MUTE by JUNE JORDAN CHAMBER MUSIC: 19 by JAMES JOYCE DIRGE AT THE END OF THE WOODS by LEONIE ADAMS IT IS FINISHED' by CHRISTINA GEORGINA ROSSETTI ITALIA, IO TI SALUTO!' by CHRISTINA GEORGINA ROSSETTI THE HEART KNOWETH ITS OWN BITTERNESS' (2) by CHRISTINA GEORGINA ROSSETTI |
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