childhood
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TOGETHER from kendrive Pro 103 days old
[ ... ] But the days of childhood they were fleet, And the blooming sweet-briar-breath’d weather, When we were boy and girl together. Then we were lad ...
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Play! from kendrive Pro 135 days old
In this very descriptive poem, full of vivid images, MacNneice returns to the house of his childhood - and a game of croquet. SOAP SUDS This brand ...
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WHEN I WAS A CHILD . . . from kendrive Pro 273 days old
THE CHILD MEDITATES The oak-tree in front of my house Smells different every morning. Sometimes it smells fresh and wise Like my mother's hair. Sometimes ...
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FIRST SWEET SACRIFICE from kendrive Pro 670 days old
This poem is for Peter, a fly-fisherman friend, who admires trout, enjoys catching them, sometimes eats them, but more often puts them back unharmed. He ...
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I AM FED ON PROPER MEAT from kendrive Pro 698 days old
Following yesterday's poem about 'Foreign Lands', here are the little boy's comments about children overseas. FOREIGN CHILDREN (From Child's Garden ...
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ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE FENCE from kendrive Pro 699 days old
We are back in the realm of imagination, as a little boy climbs a tree and looks out on the world. Tomorrow he considers the children in those "Foreign ...
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LEERIE from kendrive Pro 703 days old
If you read any of Stevenson's poems at school, you probably already know of Leerie, the lamplighter. THE LAMPLIGHTER My tea is nearly ready and ...
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SO CLOSE TO ME from kendrive Pro 704 days old
This is one of the few poems I recall from my days at primary school. It appeals very much to young children and teaches them about cause and effect ...
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MAKE BELIEVE from kendrive Pro 707 days old
Another poem for the very young (and the young in heart). When we were little, didn't we all improvise in our play with everyday items from around the ...
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CHILDHOOD from kendrive Pro 710 days old
Over the next few days I shall be posting here poems written by Robert Louis Stevenson especially for children They make a good introduction to poetry ...
