Ode to a Wombat
by Dante Gabriel Rossetti
(written while waiting for his mail-order wombat)
O how the family affections combat
Within this heart, and each hour flings a bomb at
My burning soul! Neither from owl nor from bat
Can peace be gained until I clasp my wombat.
Great image! Saw some drawings in the Tate collection a few weeks ago and there was a great sketch by William Bell Scott of the wombat!
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