SING-SONG; A NURSERY RHYME BOOK: 78, by CHRISTINA GEORGINA ROSSETTIPoet AnalysisPoet's Biography
First Line: A white hen sitting Last Line: Squat safe as safe can be. Alternate Author Name(s): Alleyne, Ellen; Rossetti, Christina
A white hen sitting On white eggs three: Next, three speckled chickens As plump as plump can be.
An owl, and a hawk, And a bat come to see: But chicks beneath their mother's wing Squat safe as safe can be.