Three Seasons by Christina Georgina Rossetti
A woman speaks of cups for hope and love, first in springtime and then with a soft voice, a blush, and a smile. The cup for memory must be drained alone as autumn winds moan across a barren sea; the closing stanza assigns hope, love, and memory to morning, day, and evening.
By Christina Georgina Rossetti · Genre: Lyric Poetry, Seasonal Poetry · 152 words
First lines
"A cup for hope! " she said, / In springtime ere the bloom was old: / The crimson wine was poor and cold / By her mouth's richer red.
"A cup for love! " how low, / How soft the words; and all the while / Her blush was rippling with a smile / Like summer after snow.
"A cup for memory! " / Cold cup that one must drain alone: / While autumn winds are up and moan / Across the barren sea.
Hope, memory, love: / Hope for fair morn, and love for day, / And memory for the evening gray / And solitary dove.
Genres
- Lyric Poetry — Four short rhymed stanzas connect spoken cups for hope and love with the solitary cup for memory.
- Seasonal Poetry — Springtime, a smile likened to summer after snow, and moaning autumn winds accompany hope, love, and memory.
Tags
hope · love · memory · seasons · solitude · wine
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- Work type: Poem
- Author: Christina Georgina Rossetti
- Date: Date unknown
- Language: English
- Genres: Lyric Poetry, Seasonal Poetry
- Length: 152 words
- Structure: 1 section, 4 paragraphs
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