The Gallery of Gothic Princesses

I.

On the right is Emily Bronte,
Bard of Yorkshire moor
Her talented, tormented family
Wrote novels which still endure.

II.

On the left s Christina Rossetti,
Who chastely did refuse
The goblin s fruit of ecstasy;
Pre-Raphaelite recluse.

III.

In the center s a filmy mirror,
Dusty-looking glass;
You rub it till it s clearer
And see a skull-faced lass
Yourself& at Requiem Mass.
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