Classic and Contemporary Poetry
SEXAGESIMA, by CHRISTINA GEORGINA ROSSETTI Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Yet earth was very good in days of old Last Line: Earth shall be very good. Alternate Author Name(s): Alleyne, Ellen; Rossetti, Christina | ||||||||
YET earth was very good in days of old, And earth is lovely still: Still for the sacred flock she spreads the fold, For Sion rears the hill. Mother she is and cradle of our race, A depth where treasures lie, The broad foundation of a holy place, Man's step to scale the sky. She spreads the harvest-field which Angels reap, And lo the crop is white; She spreads God's Acre where the happy sleep All night that is not night. Earth may not pass till heaven shall pass away, Nor heaven may be renewed Except with earth: and once more in that day Earth shall be very good. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...ITALIA, IO TI SALUTO!' by CHRISTINA GEORGINA ROSSETTI THE HEART KNOWETH ITS OWN BITTERNESS' (2) by CHRISTINA GEORGINA ROSSETTI A BED OF FORGET-ME-NOTS by CHRISTINA GEORGINA ROSSETTI A BETTER RESURRECTION by CHRISTINA GEORGINA ROSSETTI A BIRTHDAY by CHRISTINA GEORGINA ROSSETTI A CHRISTMAS CAROL (1) by CHRISTINA GEORGINA ROSSETTI A CHRISTMAS CAROL (2) by CHRISTINA GEORGINA ROSSETTI A DIRGE by CHRISTINA GEORGINA ROSSETTI A LIFE'S PARALLELS by CHRISTINA GEORGINA ROSSETTI A PAUSE by CHRISTINA GEORGINA ROSSETTI |
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