Infant Joy

“I cry,” said little Love,
“Do you not cry?”
“Yes, joy,” I answer’d,
“You two do laugh at me.”
“No, no,” said little Love,
“We laugh at you.”

About Christina Rossetti

English poet of the Pre-Raphaelite movement. Known for "Goblin Market" and devotional verse of exquisite craftsmanship.

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