Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, SING-SONG; A NURSERY RHYME BOOK: 62, by CHRISTINA GEORGINA ROSSETTI



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First Line: If hope grew on a bush
Last Line: Fading together?
Alternate Author Name(s): Alleyne, Ellen; Rossetti, Christina
Variant Title(s): If Hope


If hope grew on a bush,
And joy grew on a tree,
What a nosegay for the plucking
There would be!

But oh! in windy autumn,
When frail flowers wither,
What should we do for hope and joy,
Fading together?





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