Jewels

Christina Georgina Rossetti

An emerald is as green as grass;
  A ruby red as blood;
A sapphire shines as blue as heaven;
  A flint lies in the mud.

A diamond is a brilliant stone,
  To catch the world’s desire;
An opal holds a fiery spark;
  But a flint holds fire.

Next 10 Poems

• Christina Georgina Rossetti : Last Night
• Christina Georgina Rossetti : Later Life
• Christina Georgina Rossetti : Looking Forward
• Christina Georgina Rossetti : Margery
• Christina Georgina Rossetti : Marvel Of Marvels
• Christina Georgina Rossetti : Maude Clare
• Christina Georgina Rossetti : May
• Christina Georgina Rossetti : Mice
• Christina Georgina Rossetti : Mirage
• Christina Georgina Rossetti : Monna Innominata: A Sonnet Of Sonnets

Previous 10 Poems

• Christina Georgina Rossetti : Is The Moon Tired?
• Christina Georgina Rossetti : Is It Well With The Child?
• Christina Georgina Rossetti : In The Willow Shade
• Christina Georgina Rossetti : In Progress
• Christina Georgina Rossetti : In An Artist's Studio
• Christina Georgina Rossetti : If Hope
• Christina Georgina Rossetti : If A Mouse
• Christina Georgina Rossetti : I Planted A Hand
• Christina Georgina Rossetti : How Many Seconds?
• Christina Georgina Rossetti : Hope