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The bat that lies in bed at noon, All love to be out by the light of the moon. But all of the things that belong to the day. Cuddle to sleep to be out of her way; And flowers and children close their eyes. Till up in the morning the sun shall arise. This poem is in the public domain. The Moon - The moon has a face like the clock in the hall;
By Robert Louis Stevenson. ‘Winter-Time’ by Robert Louis Stevenson depicts the winter season from a child’s perspective. His imagination comes through clearly in his depictions of what all there is to see and experience, negative and positive. Robert Louis Stevenson was a Scottish novelist, poet, and more. The poem is a wonderful example ...
Structure of Rain. ‘ Rain’ by Robert Louis Stevenson is a four-line poem that is contained within one stanza of the text. The lines follow a simple and consistent rhyme scheme of ABCB. Additionally, Stevenson chose to use a specific metrical pattern in order to create additional rhythm in these lines. The first and third lines conform to ...
A blood-red orange, sets again. Before the stars have left the skies, At morning in the dark I rise; And shivering in my nakedness, By the cold candle, bathe and dress. Close by the jolly fire I sit. To warm my frozen bones a bit; Or with a reindeer-sled, explore. The colder countries round the door.
By Robert Louis Stevenson About this Poet Robert Louis Stevenson is best known as the author of the children’s classic Treasure Island (1882), and the adult horror story, The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1886).
Where among the desert sands. Some deserted city stands, All its children, sweep and prince, Grown to manhood ages since, Not a foot in street or house, Not a stir of child or mouse, And when kindly falls the night, In all the town no spark of light. There I'll come when I'm a man.
All its children, sweep and prince, Grown to manhood ages since, Not a foot in street or house, Not a stir of child or mouse, And when kindly falls the night, In all the town no spark of light. There I’ll come when I’m a man. With a camel caravan; Light a fire in the gloom.
