SING-SONG; A NURSERY RHYME BOOK: 62, by CHRISTINA GEORGINA ROSSETTIPoet AnalysisPoet's Biography
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?