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By Robert Louis Stevenson. From breakfast on through all the day. At home among my friends I stay, But every night I go abroad. Afar into the land of Nod. All by myself I have to go, With none to tell me what to do —. All alone beside the streams. And up the mountain-sides of dreams.
The Swing. Reading Comprehension Activity. Author: Robert Louis Stevenson. Robert Louis Stevenson delighted generations of children with his simple, playful poetry. This poem is from “A Child’s Garden of Verses.”. After reading the poem, students will respond to questions on its language and details. Topic (s): Realistic Fiction.
Till I can see so wide, Rivers and trees and cattle and all. Over the countryside—. Till I look down on the garden green, Down on the roof so brown—. Up in the air I go flying again, Up in the air and down! An Earth Day Book for Children. Up over the garden the swing goes, giving a view far ahead.
Mar 19, 2020 · Robert Louis Stevenson This poem must have been a favorite of Stevenson’s or his reading public, because both the cover of the book (above) and the frontispiece (below) are illustrated with a little girl on a swing, and The Swing is the first poem in the book!
The Swing by Robert Louis Stevenson How do you like to go up in a swing, Up in the air so blue? Oh, I do think it the pleasantest thing Ever a child can do! Up in the air and over the wall, Till I can see so wide, River and trees and cattle and all Over the countryside— Till I look down on the garden green, Down on the roof so brown—
Summary. A Child’s Garden of Verses is a book of poetry for children. Stevenson dedicated the poems to his nurse Cummy (Alison Cunningham), who cared for him during his many childhood illnesses. The collection includes some of Stevenson’s most famous poems, including “The Land of Counterpane”, “My Shadow and “The Lamplighter ...
Oh, I do think it the pleasantest thing. Ever a child can do! Up in the air and over the wall, Till I can see so wide, River and trees and cattle and all. Over the countryside--. Till I look down on the garden green, Down on the roof so brown--. Up in the air I go flying again,
