Christina Rossetti - Shrove Tuesday

I always associate Christina Rossetti with serious and often, deeply religious poetry. So, it's good to discover that she had a lighthearted side, especially in her writing for children.

In her book of poems for children, Sing-Song, Christina Rossetti included a little poem for Shrove Tuesday, Mix a Pancake, which appeared with an illustration by Arthur Hughes.

I'm hoping there might be time for pancakes this evening, although I'll be eating them on my own as Chris doesn't like them at all!