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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE WIND, by ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON Poet Analysis Poet's Biography
First Line: I saw you toss the kites on high
Last Line: O wind, that sings so loud a song!
Alternate Author Name(s): Stevenson, Robert Lewis Balfour
Variant Title(s): A Child's Garden Of Verses: 25
Subject(s): Children; Imagination; Childhood; Fancy
First Line: I saw you toss the kites on high
Last Line: O wind, that sings so loud a song!
Alternate Author Name(s): Stevenson, Robert Lewis Balfour
Variant Title(s): A Child's Garden Of Verses: 25
Subject(s): Children; Imagination; Childhood; Fancy
I SAW you toss the kites on high
And blow the birds about the sky;
And all around I heard you pass,
Like ladies' skirts across the grass --
O wind, a-blowing all day long,
O wind, that sings so loud a song!
I saw the different things you did,
But always you yourself you hid.
I felt you push, l heard you call,
I could not see yourself at all --
O wind, a-blowing all day long,
O wind, that sings so loud a song!
O you that are so strong and cold,
O blower, are you young or old?
Are you a beast of field and tree,
Or just a stronger child than me?
O wind, a-blowing all day long,
O wind, that sings so loud a song!
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