The peacock has a score of eyes,
With which he cannot see;
The cod-fish has a silent sound,
However that may be;
No dandelions tell the time,
Although they turn to clocks;
Cat's-cradle does not hold the cat,
Nor foxglove fit the fox.
More verses by Christina Georgina Rossetti
- What Do The Stars Do
- There Is But One May In The Year,
- The Rose With Such A Bonny Blush
- The One Certainty
- I loved you first: but afterwards your love
