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The Wind

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, I 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!

A Child’s Garden of Verses (1905) | Robert L. Stevenson (1850–1894)

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Suggestions

• Choose a stanza of the poem to copy and illustrate on Drawing and Writing Paper.
• Compare and contrast this poem to “Who Has Seen the Wind” by Christina G. Rossetti.
• Memorize the poem.
• Choose another poem by this author to study.
• Create an author page for Robert Louis Stevenson.

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Additional Resources

A Child’s Garden of Verses {Free eBook}
Read the book.

12 Fun Ways to Learn With Kites
One way to “see” the wind!

Summer Fun Activity: Make a Wind Chime
Another way to “see” the wind … or hear.

Windy Day Experiments {Free}
Three experiments and nearly a dozen wind-related resources!

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