Laura and Lizzie Asleep by Christina Rossetti
Golden head by golden head, Like two pigeons in one nest Folded in each other's wings, They lay down their curtained bed: Like two blossoms on one stem Like two flakes of new-fall'n snow, Like two wands of ivory Tipped with gold for awful kings. Moon and stars gazed in at them, Wind sang to them lullaby, Lumbering owls forbore to fly, Not a bat flapped to and fro Round their nest: Cheek to cheek and breast to breast Locked together in one nest.
(From Goblin Market, lines 183-197) |