A Kite
author unknown
I often sit and wish that I Could be a kite up in the sky, And ride upon
the breeze and go Whichever way I chanced to blow.
Who Has Seen the Wind?
by Christina Rossetti
Who has seen the wind?
Neither I nor you;
But when the leaves hang trembling, The wind is passing through.
Who has seen the wind?
Neither you nor I;
But when the trees
Bow down their heads,
The wind is passing by.
The Wind
by Robert Louis Stevenson
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— 0
wind, a-blowing all day long, 0 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— 0
wind, a-blowing all day long, 0 wind, that sings so loud a song!
0 you that are so strong and cold, 0 blower, are you young or old? Are
you a beast of field and tree, Or just a stronger child than me?
0 wind, a-blowing all day long, 0 wind, that sings so loud a song!
Windy Nights
by Robert Louis Stevenson
Whenever the moon and stars are set, Whenever the wind is high,
All night long in the dark and wet, A man goes riding by.
Late in the night when the fires are out, Why does he gallop and gallop
about?
The wind only
I am afraid of.
a Chippewa Indian song
Whenever the trees are crying aloud, And ships are tossed at sea,
By, on the highway, low and loud, By at the gallop goes he:
By at the gallop he goes, and then
By he comes back at the gallop again.
Keep a Poem in Your Pocket
by Beatrice Schenk de Regniers
Keep a poem in your pocket and a picture in your head and you’ll never
feel lonely at night when you’re in bed.
The little poem will sing to you the little picture bring to you a dozen
dreams to dance to you at night when you’re in bed.
Keep a picture in your pocket and a poem in your head and you’ll never
feel lonely at night when you’re in bed.
[^1]: A bobsled was a big sled or sleigh pulled by horses.
Sometimes it had two pairs of runners.
[^2]: A trundle bed is a low bed. When not in use, it can be pushed
under a regular bed.
[^3]: Panther is one name for the animal that is also called a mountain
lion, a cougar, a catamount, or a puma.
