Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, SING-SONG; A NURSERY RHYME BOOK: 104, by CHRISTINA GEORGINA ROSSETTI



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First Line: I dreamt I caught a little owl
Last Line: Bloomed beneath the sun.'
Alternate Author Name(s): Alleyne, Ellen; Rossetti, Christina


'I DREAMT I caught a little owl
And the bird was blue --'

'But you may hunt for ever
And not find such an one.'

'I dreamt I set a sunflower,
And red as blood it grew --'

'But such a sunflower never
Bloomed beneath the sun.'





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