Penny's Poetry Blog's poem for Mother's Day:
To My Mother, by Christina Rossetti
[...]
Sweet flowers I bring:
Mother, accept, I pray
My offering.
[...]
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https://gdancesbetty.blogspot.com/2026/05/to-my-mother-christina-rossetti.html
Michael Pendragon wrote:
georgedance04@yahoo-dot-ca.no-spam.invalid (George J. Dance) posted:
Penny's Poetry Blog's poem for Mother's Day:
To My Mother, by Christina Rossetti
[...]
Sweet flowers I bring:
Mother, accept, I pray
My offering.
[...]
(read for Eternal Poems)
https://gdancesbetty.blogspot.com/2026/05/to-my-mother-christina-rossetti.html
TO MY MOTHER
To-day's your natal day;
Sweet flowers I bring:
Mother, accept, I pray
My offering.
And may you happy live,
And long us bless;
Receiving as you give
Great happiness.
-- Christina Rossetti
I'm afraid I'm not a fan of this one; too many inversions (to the point that they call undue attention to themselves), and more of a Hallmark card than a poem (no metaphor, just birthday wishes).
georgedance04@yahoo-dot-ca.no-spam.invalid (George J. Dance) posted:
Penny's Poetry Blog's poem for Mother's Day:
To My Mother, by Christina Rossetti
[...]
Sweet flowers I bring:
Mother, accept, I pray
My offering.
[...]
(read for Eternal Poems)
https://gdancesbetty.blogspot.com/2026/05/to-my-mother-christina-rossetti.html
TO MY MOTHER
To-day's your natal day;
Sweet flowers I bring:
Mother, accept, I pray
My offering.
And may you happy live,
And long us bless;
Receiving as you give
Great happiness.
-- Christina Rossetti
I'm afraid I'm not a fan of this one; too many inversions (to the point that they call undue attention to themselves), and more of a Hallmark card than a poem (no metaphor, just birthday wishes).
Verily, in article <1778525185-17124@newsgrouper.org>, did user17124 @newsgrouper.org.invalid deliver unto us this message:
georgedance04@yahoo-dot-ca.no-spam.invalid (George J. Dance) posted:
Penny's Poetry Blog's poem for Mother's Day:
To My Mother, by Christina Rossetti
[...]
Sweet flowers I bring:
Mother, accept, I pray
My offering.
[...]
(read for Eternal Poems)
https://gdancesbetty.blogspot.com/2026/05/to-my-mother-christina-rossetti.html
TO MY MOTHER
To-day's your natal day;
Sweet flowers I bring:
Mother, accept, I pray
My offering.
And may you happy live,
And long us bless;
Receiving as you give
Great happiness.
-- Christina Rossetti
I'm afraid I'm not a fan of this one; too many inversions (to the point that they call undue attention to themselves), and more of a Hallmark card than a poem (no metaphor, just birthday wishes).
It's not my favorite Rossetti, but I like it. The strict adherence to
meter and rhyme gives it both a formality and an artistry most light
verse lacks.
George J. Dance wrote:
Penny's Poetry Blog's poem for Mother's Day:
To My Mother, by Christina Rossetti
[...]
Sweet flowers I bring:
Mother, accept, I pray
My offering.
[...]
(read for Eternal Poems)
https://gdancesbetty.blogspot.com/2026/05/to-my-mother-christina-rossetti.html
The True Melissa wrote:
Verily, in article <1778525185>, did user17124
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georgedance04@yahoo-dot-ca.no-spam.invalid (George J. Dance) posted:
Penny's Poetry Blog's poem for Mother's Day:
To My Mother, by Christina Rossetti
[...]
Sweet flowers I bring:
Mother, accept, I pray
My offering.
[...]
(read for Eternal Poems)
https://gdancesbetty.blogspot.com/2026/05/to-my-mother-christina-rossetti.html
TO MY MOTHER
To-day's your natal day;
Sweet flowers I bring:
Mother, accept, I pray
My offering.
And may you happy live,
And long us bless;
Receiving as you give
Great happiness.
-- Christina Rossetti
I'm afraid I'm not a fan of this one; too many inversions (to the point that they call undue attention to themselves), and more of a Hallmark card than a poem (no metaphor, just birthday wishes).
It's not my favorite Rossetti, but I like it. The strict adherence to
meter and rhyme gives it both a formality and an artistry most light
verse lacks.
--
The True Melissa - Canal Winchester - Ohio
United States of America - North America - Earth
Solar System - Milky Way - Local Group
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George J. Dance wrote:
The True Melissa wrote:
Verily, in article <1778525185>, did user17124
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georgedance04@yahoo-dot-ca.no-spam.invalid (George J. Dance) posted:
Penny's Poetry Blog's poem for Mother's Day:
To My Mother, by Christina Rossetti
[...]
Sweet flowers I bring:
Mother, accept, I pray
My offering.
[...]
(read for Eternal Poems)
https://gdancesbetty.blogspot.com/2026/05/to-my-mother-christina-rossetti.html
TO MY MOTHER
To-day's your natal day;
Sweet flowers I bring:
Mother, accept, I pray
My offering.
And may you happy live,
And long us bless;
Receiving as you give
Great happiness.
-- Christina Rossetti
I'm afraid I'm not a fan of this one; too many inversions (to the point that they call undue attention to themselves), and more of a Hallmark card than a poem (no metaphor, just birthday wishes).
It's not my favorite Rossetti, but I like it. The strict adherence to
meter and rhyme gives it both a formality and an artistry most light
verse lacks.
--
The True Melissa - Canal Winchester - Ohio
United States of America - North America - Earth
Solar System - Milky Way - Local Group
Virgo Cluster - Laniakea Supercluster - Cosmos
thank you for reading and commenting. You did a better job
answering MMP's points than I could have; not just because
you were an impartial reader -- my defense of the poem I
blogged would have been suspect -- but also because you
brought attention to something I missed. I reread the poem in light
of the discussion and realized that two of her inversions were
because she'd used cross rhyme, while I'd guess that upwards of
95% of poets would have settled for ABCB.
I think that's the attraction of her poem: that she combines
strict formalism with such natural content, that reads like something
a child would actually say. That last isn't really a matter of artistry, though; she was just 11 when she wrote this and had
it published (by her grandfather). Which makes her command
of form at the time all the more amazing.
George J. Dance wrote:
The True Melissa wrote:
Verily, in article <1778525185>, did user17124
@newsgrouper.org.invalid deliver unto us this message:
georgedance04@yahoo-dot-ca.no-spam.invalid (George J. Dance) posted:
Penny's Poetry Blog's poem for Mother's Day:
To My Mother, by Christina Rossetti
[...]
Sweet flowers I bring:
Mother, accept, I pray
My offering.
[...]
(read for Eternal Poems)
https://gdancesbetty.blogspot.com/2026/05/to-my-mother-christina-rossetti.html
TO MY MOTHER
To-day's your natal day;
Sweet flowers I bring:
Mother, accept, I pray
My offering.
And may you happy live,
And long us bless;
Receiving as you give
Great happiness.
-- Christina Rossetti
I'm afraid I'm not a fan of this one; too many inversions (to the point that they call undue attention to themselves), and more of a Hallmark card than a poem (no metaphor, just birthday wishes).
It's not my favorite Rossetti, but I like it. The strict adherence to
meter and rhyme gives it both a formality and an artistry most light
verse lacks.
--
The True Melissa - Canal Winchester - Ohio
United States of America - North America - Earth
Solar System - Milky Way - Local Group
Virgo Cluster - Laniakea Supercluster - Cosmos
thank you for reading and commenting. You did a better job
answering MMP's points than I could have; not just because
you were an impartial reader -- my defense of the poem I
blogged would have been suspect -- but also because you
brought attention to something I missed. I reread the poem in light
of the discussion and realized that two of her inversions were
because she'd used cross rhyme, while I'd guess that upwards of
95% of poets would have settled for ABCB.
I think that's the attraction of her poem: that she combines
strict formalism with such natural content, that reads like something
a child would actually say. That last isn't really a matter of artistry, though; she was just 11 when she wrote this and had
it published (by her grandfather). Which makes her command
of form at the time all the more amazing.
Christina Rossetti wrote this poem when she was just 11-years old, that's impressive.
George J. Dance wrote:
The True Melissa wrote:
Verily, in article <1778525185>, did user17124
@newsgrouper.org.invalid deliver unto us this message:
georgedance04@yahoo-dot-ca.no-spam.invalid (George J. Dance) posted:
Penny's Poetry Blog's poem for Mother's Day:
To My Mother, by Christina Rossetti
[...]
Sweet flowers I bring:
Mother, accept, I pray
My offering.
[...]
(read for Eternal Poems)
https://gdancesbetty.blogspot.com/2026/05/to-my-mother-christina-rossetti.html
TO MY MOTHER
To-day's your natal day;
Sweet flowers I bring:
Mother, accept, I pray
My offering.
And may you happy live,
And long us bless;
Receiving as you give
Great happiness.
-- Christina Rossetti
I'm afraid I'm not a fan of this one; too many inversions (to the point that they call undue attention to themselves), and more of a Hallmark card than a poem (no metaphor, just birthday wishes).
It's not my favorite Rossetti, but I like it. The strict adherence to
meter and rhyme gives it both a formality and an artistry most light
verse lacks.
--
The True Melissa - Canal Winchester - Ohio
United States of America - North America - Earth
Solar System - Milky Way - Local Group
Virgo Cluster - Laniakea Supercluster - Cosmos
thank you for reading and commenting. You did a better job
answering MMP's points than I could have; not just because
you were an impartial reader -- my defense of the poem I
blogged would have been suspect -- but also because you
brought attention to something I missed. I reread the poem in light
of the discussion and realized that two of her inversions were
because she'd used cross rhyme, while I'd guess that upwards of
95% of poets would have settled for ABCB.
I think that's the attraction of her poem: that she combines
strict formalism with such natural content, that reads like something
a child would actually say. That last isn't really a matter of artistry, though; she was just 11 when she wrote this and had
it published (by her grandfather). Which makes her command
of form at the time all the more amazing.
HarryLime wrote:
[snip]
HarryLime wrote:
George J. Dance wrote:
The True Melissa wrote:
Verily, in article <1778525185>, did user17124
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georgedance04@yahoo-dot-ca.no-spam.invalid (George J. Dance) posted:
Penny's Poetry Blog's poem for Mother's Day:
To My Mother, by Christina Rossetti
[...]
Sweet flowers I bring:
Mother, accept, I pray
My offering.
[...]
(read for Eternal Poems)
https://gdancesbetty.blogspot.com/2026/05/to-my-mother-christina-rossetti.html
TO MY MOTHER
To-day's your natal day;
Sweet flowers I bring:
Mother, accept, I pray
My offering.
And may you happy live,
And long us bless;
Receiving as you give
Great happiness.
-- Christina Rossetti
I'm afraid I'm not a fan of this one; too many inversions (to the point that they call undue attention to themselves), and more of a Hallmark card than a poem (no metaphor, just birthday wishes).
It's not my favorite Rossetti, but I like it. The strict adherence to
meter and rhyme gives it both a formality and an artistry most light
verse lacks.
--
The True Melissa - Canal Winchester - Ohio
United States of America - North America - Earth
Solar System - Milky Way - Local Group
Virgo Cluster - Laniakea Supercluster - Cosmos
thank you for reading and commenting. You did a better job
answering MMP's points than I could have; not just because
you were an impartial reader -- my defense of the poem I
blogged would have been suspect -- but also because you
brought attention to something I missed. I reread the poem in light
of the discussion and realized that two of her inversions were
because she'd used cross rhyme, while I'd guess that upwards of
95% of poets would have settled for ABCB.
I think that's the attraction of her poem: that she combines
strict formalism with such natural content, that reads like something
a child would actually say. That last isn't really a matter of artistry,
though; she was just 11 when she wrote this and had
it published (by her grandfather). Which makes her command
of form at the time all the more amazing.
That's something you should have noted when you posted the poem -- it's an impressive work for an 11-year-old.
HarryLime wrote:
George J. Dance wrote:
The True Melissa wrote:
Verily, in article <1778525185>, did user17124
@newsgrouper.org.invalid deliver unto us this message:
georgedance04@yahoo-dot-ca.no-spam.invalid (George J. Dance) posted: >>>>
Penny's Poetry Blog's poem for Mother's Day:
To My Mother, by Christina Rossetti
[...]
Sweet flowers I bring:
Mother, accept, I pray
My offering.
[...]
(read for Eternal Poems)
https://gdancesbetty.blogspot.com/2026/05/to-my-mother-christina-rossetti.html
TO MY MOTHER
To-day's your natal day;
Sweet flowers I bring:
Mother, accept, I pray
My offering.
And may you happy live,
And long us bless;
Receiving as you give
Great happiness.
-- Christina Rossetti
I'm afraid I'm not a fan of this one; too many inversions (to the point that they call undue attention to themselves), and more of a Hallmark card than a poem (no metaphor, just birthday wishes).
It's not my favorite Rossetti, but I like it. The strict adherence to
meter and rhyme gives it both a formality and an artistry most light
verse lacks.
--
The True Melissa - Canal Winchester - Ohio
United States of America - North America - Earth
Solar System - Milky Way - Local Group
Virgo Cluster - Laniakea Supercluster - Cosmos
thank you for reading and commenting. You did a better job
answering MMP's points than I could have; not just because
you were an impartial reader -- my defense of the poem I
blogged would have been suspect -- but also because you
brought attention to something I missed. I reread the poem in light
of the discussion and realized that two of her inversions were
because she'd used cross rhyme, while I'd guess that upwards of
95% of poets would have settled for ABCB.
I think that's the attraction of her poem: that she combines
strict formalism with such natural content, that reads like something
a child would actually say. That last isn't really a matter of artistry, >> though; she was just 11 when she wrote this and had
it published (by her grandfather). Which makes her command
of form at the time all the more amazing.
That's something you should have noted when you posted the poem -- it's an impressive work for an 11-year-old.
On this we agree.
will.dockery@gmail-dot-com.no-spam.invalid (Will-Dockery) posted:
HarryLime wrote:
George J. Dance wrote:
The True Melissa wrote:
Verily, in article <1778525185>, did user17124
@newsgrouper.org.invalid deliver unto us this message:
georgedance04@yahoo-dot-ca.no-spam.invalid (George J. Dance) posted:
Penny's Poetry Blog's poem for Mother's Day:
To My Mother, by Christina Rossetti
[...]
Sweet flowers I bring:
Mother, accept, I pray
My offering.
[...]
(read for Eternal Poems)
https://gdancesbetty.blogspot.com/2026/05/to-my-mother-christina-rossetti.html
TO MY MOTHER
To-day's your natal day;
Sweet flowers I bring:
Mother, accept, I pray
My offering.
And may you happy live,
And long us bless;
Receiving as you give
Great happiness.
-- Christina Rossetti
I'm afraid I'm not a fan of this one; too many inversions (to the point that they call undue attention to themselves), and more of a Hallmark card than a poem (no metaphor, just birthday wishes).
It's not my favorite Rossetti, but I like it. The strict adherence to >>> meter and rhyme gives it both a formality and an artistry most light >>> verse lacks.
--
The True Melissa - Canal Winchester - Ohio
United States of America - North America - Earth
Solar System - Milky Way - Local Group
Virgo Cluster - Laniakea Supercluster - Cosmos
thank you for reading and commenting. You did a better job
answering MMP's points than I could have; not just because
you were an impartial reader -- my defense of the poem I
blogged would have been suspect -- but also because you
brought attention to something I missed. I reread the poem in light
of the discussion and realized that two of her inversions were
because she'd used cross rhyme, while I'd guess that upwards of
95% of poets would have settled for ABCB.
I think that's the attraction of her poem: that she combines
strict formalism with such natural content, that reads like something
a child would actually say. That last isn't really a matter of artistry, >> though; she was just 11 when she wrote this and had
it published (by her grandfather). Which makes her command
of form at the time all the more amazing.
it's an impressive work for an 11-year-old.
On this we agree.
Hear that
Michael Pendragon wrote:
will.dockery@gmail-dot-com.no-spam.invalid (Will-Dockery) posted:
HarryLime wrote:
George J. Dance wrote:
The True Melissa wrote:
Verily, in article <1778525185>, did user17124
@newsgrouper.org.invalid deliver unto us this message:
georgedance04@yahoo-dot-ca.no-spam.invalid (George J. Dance) posted:
Penny's Poetry Blog's poem for Mother's Day:
To My Mother, by Christina Rossetti
[...]
Sweet flowers I bring:
Mother, accept, I pray
My offering.
[...]
(read for Eternal Poems)
https://gdancesbetty.blogspot.com/2026/05/to-my-mother-christina-rossetti.html
TO MY MOTHER
To-day's your natal day;
Sweet flowers I bring:
Mother, accept, I pray
My offering.
And may you happy live,
And long us bless;
Receiving as you give
Great happiness.
-- Christina Rossetti
I'm afraid I'm not a fan of this one; too many inversions (to the point that they call undue attention to themselves), and more of a Hallmark card than a poem (no metaphor, just birthday wishes).
It's not my favorite Rossetti, but I like it. The strict adherence to
meter and rhyme gives it both a formality and an artistry most light
verse lacks.
--
The True Melissa - Canal Winchester - Ohio
United States of America - North America - Earth
Solar System - Milky Way - Local Group
Virgo Cluster - Laniakea Supercluster - Cosmos
thank you for reading and commenting. You did a better job
answering MMP's points than I could have; not just because
you were an impartial reader -- my defense of the poem I
blogged would have been suspect -- but also because you
brought attention to something I missed. I reread the poem in light
of the discussion and realized that two of her inversions were
because she'd used cross rhyme, while I'd guess that upwards of
95% of poets would have settled for ABCB.
I think that's the attraction of her poem: that she combines
strict formalism with such natural content, that reads like something
a child would actually say. That last isn't really a matter of artistry,
though; she was just 11 when she wrote this and had
it published (by her grandfather). Which makes her command
of form at the time all the more amazing.
- it's an impressive work for an 11-year-old.
On this we agree.
agrees.
Will-Dockery wrote:
Michael Pendragon wrote:
will.dockery@gmail-dot-com.no-spam.invalid (Will-Dockery) posted:
HarryLime wrote:
George J. Dance wrote:
The True Melissa wrote:
Verily, in article <1778525185>, did user17124
@newsgrouper.org.invalid deliver unto us this message:
georgedance04@yahoo-dot-ca.no-spam.invalid (George J. Dance) posted:
Penny's Poetry Blog's poem for Mother's Day:
To My Mother, by Christina Rossetti
[...]
Sweet flowers I bring:
Mother, accept, I pray
My offering.
[...]
(read for Eternal Poems)
https://gdancesbetty.blogspot.com/2026/05/to-my-mother-christina-rossetti.html
TO MY MOTHER
To-day's your natal day;
Sweet flowers I bring:
Mother, accept, I pray
My offering.
And may you happy live,
And long us bless;
Receiving as you give
Great happiness.
-- Christina Rossetti
I'm afraid I'm not a fan of this one; too many inversions (to the point that they call undue attention to themselves), and more of a Hallmark card than a poem (no metaphor, just birthday wishes).
It's not my favorite Rossetti, but I like it. The strict adherence to
meter and rhyme gives it both a formality and an artistry most light
verse lacks.
--
The True Melissa - Canal Winchester - Ohio
United States of America - North America - Earth
Solar System - Milky Way - Local Group
Virgo Cluster - Laniakea Supercluster - Cosmos
thank you for reading and commenting. You did a better job
answering MMP's points than I could have; not just because
you were an impartial reader -- my defense of the poem I
blogged would have been suspect -- but also because you
brought attention to something I missed. I reread the poem in light
of the discussion and realized that two of her inversions were
because she'd used cross rhyme, while I'd guess that upwards of
95% of poets would have settled for ABCB.
I think that's the attraction of her poem: that she combines
strict formalism with such natural content, that reads like something
a child would actually say. That last isn't really a matter of artistry, >>> though; she was just 11 when she wrote this and had
it published (by her grandfather). Which makes her command
of form at the time all the more amazing.
- it's an impressive work for an 11-year-old.
On this we agree.
agrees.
I agree that the poem is impressive for an 11-year old poet.
HTH and HAND.
George J. Dance wrote:
Will-Dockery wrote:
Michael Pendragon wrote:
will.dockery@gmail-dot-com.no-spam.invalid (Will-Dockery) posted:
HarryLime wrote:
George J. Dance wrote:
The True Melissa wrote:
Verily, in article <1778525185>, did user17124
@newsgrouper.org.invalid deliver unto us this message:
georgedance04@yahoo-dot-ca.no-spam.invalid (George J. Dance) posted:
Penny's Poetry Blog's poem for Mother's Day:
To My Mother, by Christina Rossetti
[...]
Sweet flowers I bring:
Mother, accept, I pray
My offering.
[...]
(read for Eternal Poems)
https://gdancesbetty.blogspot.com/2026/05/to-my-mother-christina-rossetti.html
TO MY MOTHER
To-day's your natal day;
Sweet flowers I bring:
Mother, accept, I pray
My offering.
And may you happy live,
And long us bless;
Receiving as you give
Great happiness.
-- Christina Rossetti
I'm afraid I'm not a fan of this one; too many inversions (to the point that they call undue attention to themselves), and more of a Hallmark card than a poem (no metaphor, just birthday wishes).
It's not my favorite Rossetti, but I like it. The strict adherence to
meter and rhyme gives it both a formality and an artistry most light
verse lacks.
--
The True Melissa - Canal Winchester - Ohio
United States of America - North America - Earth
Solar System - Milky Way - Local Group
Virgo Cluster - Laniakea Supercluster - Cosmos
thank you for reading and commenting. You did a better job
answering MMP's points than I could have; not just because
you were an impartial reader -- my defense of the poem I
blogged would have been suspect -- but also because you
brought attention to something I missed. I reread the poem in light
of the discussion and realized that two of her inversions were
because she'd used cross rhyme, while I'd guess that upwards of
95% of poets would have settled for ABCB.
I think that's the attraction of her poem: that she combines
strict formalism with such natural content, that reads like something
a child would actually say. That last isn't really a matter of artistry, >>>> though; she was just 11 when she wrote this and had
it published (by her grandfather). Which makes her command
of form at the time all the more amazing.
- it's an impressive work for an 11-year-old.
On this we agree.
agrees.
I agree that the poem is impressive for an 11-year old poet.
HTH and HAND.
In fact, Will, you said that the poem was impressive for an
11-year-old before Harry/Michael did. So, as much as he'd
never admit it, he's actually agreeing with you.
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