The Complete Poems of Christina Rossetti A variorum edition: Edited, with textual notes and introductions, by R. W. Crump |
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WIFE TO HUSBAND.
Pardon the faults in me,
For the love of years ago:
Good bye.
I must drift across the sea,
I must sink into the snow,
I must die.
For the love of years ago:
Good bye.
I must drift across the sea,
I must sink into the snow,
I must die.
You can bask in this sun,
You can drink wine, and eat:
Good bye.
I must gird myself and run,
Tho' with unready feet:
I must die.
You can drink wine, and eat:
Good bye.
I must gird myself and run,
Tho' with unready feet:
I must die.
Blank sea to sail upon,
Cold bed to sleep in:
Good bye.
While you clasp, I must be gone
For all your weeping:
I must die.
Cold bed to sleep in:
Good bye.
While you clasp, I must be gone
For all your weeping:
I must die.
A kiss for one friend,
And a word for two,—
Good bye:—
A lock that you must send,
A kindness you must do:
I must die.
And a word for two,—
Good bye:—
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A kindness you must do:
I must die.
Not a word for you,
Not a lock or kiss,
Good bye.
We, one, must part in two;
Verily death is this:
I must die.
Not a lock or kiss,
Good bye.
We, one, must part in two;
Verily death is this:
I must die.
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