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A poem about the contrast between winter and summer routines, where the speaker has to go to bed by day in summer and by night in winter. Read the full text, source, and analysis of this classic children's poem by the Scottish author.
A poem about the contrast between winter and summer routines, where the speaker has to go to bed by day in summer and by night in winter. Read the full text, analysis and context of this classic poem by the Scottish author and travel writer.
A classic poem about the difficulty of going to bed in summer when the sky is clear and blue and the birds are still hopping on the tree. Read the full text, rate the poem, and share your story on this website.
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A poem from A Child's Garden of Verses, published in 1913, about the contrast between winter and summer routines. The speaker complains about having to go to bed by day in summer, when the birds and people are still active.
A poem from Child's Garden of Verses about the difference between winter and summer routines. The speaker complains about having to go to bed by day in summer when the sky is clear and blue.
A poem about the contrast between winter and summer routines, where the speaker has to go to bed by day in summer and by night in winter. Read the full text, analysis, and other poems by Stevenson on Poeticous.
Bed in Summer By Robert Louis Stevenson - (Scottish, 1850-1894) from "A Child's Garden of Verses" In winter I get up at night And dress by yellow candle-light. In summer quite the other way, I have to go to bed by day. I have to go to bed and see The birds still hopping on the tree, Or hear the grown-up people’s feet
