Two Doves Upon the Selfsame Branch
Two doves share a branch, two lilies a stem, and two butterflies a flower. Those who watch them hand in hand are called happy in the rosy summer light, giving no thought to night.
By Christina Georgina Rossetti · Genre: Lyric Poetry, Love Poetry, Nature Poetry · 78 words
First lines
Song.
Two doves upon the selfsame branch, / Two lilies on a single stem, / Two butterflies upon one flower: -- / O happy they who look on them.
Who look upon them hand in hand / Flushed in the rosy summer light; / Who look upon them hand in hand / And never give a thought to night.
Genres
- Lyric Poetry — Two rhyming stanzas express happiness through paired natural sights and the repeated phrase about watching hand in hand.
- Love Poetry — The onlookers' joined hands echo the togetherness of the doves, lilies, and butterflies.
- Nature Poetry — Doves, lilies, butterflies, and rosy summer light supply the sights around which the verses are built.
Tags
companionship · doves · flowers · butterflies · summer · love
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- Work type: Poem
- Author: Christina Georgina Rossetti
- Date: Date unknown
- Language: English
- Genres: Lyric Poetry, Love Poetry, Nature Poetry
- Length: 78 words
- Structure: 1 section, 3 paragraphs
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