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THE WIND by ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON

Poet Analysis

First Line: I SAW YOU TOSS THE KITES ON HIGH
Last Line: O WIND, THAT SINGS SO LOUD A SONG!
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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