#1
McGann, Jerome. "An introduction to D.G Rossetti." The Life. University of Virginia, n.d. Web. 10 Apr 2012. <http://www.nines.org/print_exhibit/6>.
Waldman, Suzanne. "THE DEMON AND THE DAMOZ—Dynamics of Desire in the Works of Christina Rossetti and Dante Gabriel Rossetti."Ohio University press-Swallow Press. Ohio University Press-Swallow Press, 2008. Web. 10 Apr 2012. <http://www.ohioswallow.com/book/The Demon and the Damozel>.
#2
In the bleak Mid-Winter
In the bleak mid-winter
Frosty wind made moan,
Earth stood hard as
iron,
Water like a stone;
Snow had fallen, snow on
snow,
Snow on snow,
In the bleak mid-winter
Long ago.
Our God, Heaven cannot
hold Him
Nor earth sustain;
Heaven and earth shall
flee away
When He comes to reign:
In the bleak mid-winter
A stable-place sufficed
The Lord God Almighty,
Jesus Christ.
Enough for Him, whom
cherubim
Worship night and day,
A breastful of milk
And a mangerful of hay;
Enough for Him, whom
angels
Fall down before,
The ox and ass and camel
Which adore.
Angels and archangels
May have gathered there,
Cherubim and seraphim
Thronged the air,
But only His mother
In her maiden bliss,
Worshipped the Beloved
With a kiss.
What can I give Him,
Poor as I am?
If I were a shepherd
I would bring a lamb,
If I were a wise man
I would do my part,
Yet what I can I give
Him,
Give my heart.
"In the bleak midwinter christina
rossetti." about.com. religeou degrees online, n.d. Web. 26 Mar 2012.
<http://poetry.about.com/library/weekly/blrossettichristmas.htm>.
This is the Christmas
carol “In the Bleak Mid-Winter”. You may have heard the song before, it is one
of my most famous pieces.
#3
Remember
Remember me when I am
gone away,
Gone far away into the
silent land;
When you can no more
hold me by the hand,
Nor I half turn to go,
yet turning stay.
Remember me when no more
day by day
You tell me of our
future that you plann'd:
Only remember me; you
understand
It will be late to
counsel then or pray.
Yet if you should forget
me for a while
And afterwards remember,
do not grieve:
For if the darkness and
corruption leave
A vestige of the thoughts
that once I had,
Better by far you should
forget and smile
Than that you should
remember and be sad.
Macmillan, Cambridge. "Remember by
Christina Rossetti." PoetryArchive.com. N.p., n.d. Web. 26 Mar 2012.
<http://www.poetry-archive.com/r/remember.html>.
“Remember” is another of
my most famous poems. My poem; “Remember” was inspired by my heart being
broken. Of course, some of the best writing is about heartbreak.
#4
Here is an example of what a
city would look like during the industrial era, when I lived.
#5
Flint
An emerald is as green
as grass,
A ruby red as blood;
A sapphire shines as
blue as heaven;
A flint lies in the mud.
A diamond is a brilliant
stone,
To catch the world’s
desire;
An opal holds a fiery
spark;
But a flint holds fire.
"Flint." Children's Poetry.
Story It: Language Art Resources for children and their teachers, n.d. Web. 26
Mar 2012. <http://www.storyit.com/Classics/JustPoems/classicpoems.htm>.
This is one of my few
children’s poems. The message of this poem is, put simply, don’t judge someone
because of their class, or the way that they look.
#6
A baby’s cradle with no
baby in it
A baby's cradle with no
baby in it,
A baby's grave where
autumn leaves drop sere;
The sweet soul gathered
home to Paradise,
The body waiting
here.
"A bab'ys cradle with no baby in
it." poemhunter.com. poemhunter.com, Thursday, April 01, 2010. Web. 26 Mar
2012.
<http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/a-baby-s-cradle-with-no-baby-in-it-2/>.
This poem is not very
well known, but it is, in my opinion, a piece of my work that well displays my
talent. “A baby’s cradle with no baby in it” is, of course, a very dark and sad
poem.
#7
A Diamond or a Coal?
A diamond or a coal?
A diamond, if you
please:
Who cares about a
clumsy coal
Beneath the summer
trees?
A diamond or a coal?
A coal, sir, if you
please:
One comes to care about
the coal
What time the waters
freeze.
"A Diamond or a Coal?."
PoemHunter.com. poemhunters.com, Thursday, April 01, 2010. Web. 26 Mar 2012.
<http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/a-diamond-or-a-coal/>.
This poem shares many
aspects with my poem mentioned earlier; “flint”. “A Diamond or a Coal?” also
compares beauty and wealth with usefulness and ugliness. Again, I use ordinary
objects to portray this poem, once again, a diamond is mentioned in comparison
with a simple, dirty thing.
#8
A Dream
Once in a dream (for
once I dreamed of you)
We stood together in an
open field;
Above our heads two
swift-winged pigeons wheeled,
Sporting at ease and
courting full in view.
When loftier still a
broadening darkness flew,
Down-swooping, and a ravenous
hawk revealed;
Too weak to fight, too
fond to fly, they yield;
So farewell life and
love and pleasures new.
Then as their plumes
fell fluttering to the ground,
Their snow-white plumage
flecked with crimson drops,
I wept, and thought I
turned towards you to weep:
But you were gone; while
rustling hedgerow tops
Bent in a wind which
bore to me a sound
Of far-off piteous bleat
of lambs and sheep.
"A Dream." poemhunter.com.
poemhunters.com, hursday, April 01, 2010. Web. 26 Mar 2012. <http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/a-dream-115/>.
My poem “A Dream” is
about being abandoned when I most need it. I hint that the person abandoning me
stays when everything is happy and well, and leaves as soon as things become
difficult.
#9
A Dirge
Why were you born when
the snow was falling?
You should have come to
the cuckoo's calling
Or when grapes are green
in the cluster,
Or, at least, when lithe
swallows muster
For their far off flying
From summer dying.
Why did you die when the
lambs were cropping?
You should have died at
the apples' dropping,
When the grasshopper
comes to trouble,
And the wheat-fields are
sodden stubble,
And all winds go sighing
For sweet things
dying.
"A Dirge." poemhunter.com.
poemhunters.com, April 01, 2010. Web. 26 Mar 2012.
<http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/a-dirge-3/>.
This is a dirge,
literally. It is a poem about death, and birth, and the improper timing of it.
#10
Reynolds, Peggy. "Writer Peggy Reynolds on Christina Rossetti." BBC news. BBC news company, n.d. Web. 10 Apr 2012. <http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningzone/clips/writer-peggy-reynolds-on-christina-rossetti/8667.html>.
Here is a famous picture of
me, done by my brother, Dante Rossetti. It portrays clearly how I was reluctant and weary of relationships, as I shy away from a hand offering me a flower.
I really, really like your second artifact. Beautifully written.
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