Bed in Summer. This poem is in the public domain. All by myself I have to go, With none to tell me what to do-- All alone beside the streams And up the mountain-sides of dreams. The strangest things are there for me, Both things to eat and things to see, And many frightening sights abroad Till morning in the land of Nod.
Try as I like to find the way, I never can get back by day, Nor can remember plain and clear The curious music that I hear. Robert Louis Stevenson The Dumb Soldier When the grass was closely mown, Walking on the lawn alone, In the turf a hole I found, And hid a soldier underground.
Spring and daisies came apace; Grasses hide my hiding place; Grasses run like a green sea O'er the lawn up to my knee. Under grass alone he lies, Looking up with leaden eyes, Scarlet coat and pointed gun, To the stars and to the sun.
When the grass is ripe like grain, When the scythe is stoned again, When the lawn is shaven clear, Then my hole shall reappear. I shall find him, never fear, I shall find my grenadier; But for all that's gone and come, I shall find my soldier dumb.
View whole album. Ireland's simple setting, with it's hopalong dotted triplet rhythm, catches delightfully the mood of an infant tantrum over bedtime schedules as caught in the accurately observed! The child's confusion and resentment are all down to changes in daylight hours with the seasons. The poem is perfect for children of primary ages; it could be used in the classroom to introduce the concept of time and the seasons.
View 1 comment. Feb 10, Gina Starling rated it really liked it Shelves: ece K-2 A book of poems for children. I would use this book to introduce my students to the art of poetry. View 2 comments. Oct 03, Casey Brady rated it it was amazing. Bed in Summer, by Robert Luis Stevenson, is a short poem meant for children. The poem is from the perspective of a child who is not very happy about having to go to sleep during summer due to the extension of daylight that occurs during the summer.
The first stanza compares how waking up in winter is like waking up at night while going to bed in summer is like going to bed during the day.
The second and third stanza basically describe why it is so hard for children to go to bed during the summer Bed in Summer, by Robert Luis Stevenson, is a short poem meant for children. The second and third stanza basically describe why it is so hard for children to go to bed during the summer. The artistic elements are minimum, including rhyming in an aa format and there being stanzas. Bed in Summer is for primary aged children due to the concept of time.
I fully recommend this poem because of the educational value as well as the relatively enjoyment the children will get out of it with the rhyming. Mar 16, Shari rated it liked it Shelves: childrensbooks. Classic poem in picture book format. Brett rated it liked it Nov 29, Rafael Angel rated it really liked it Sep 18, Goutam Mahish rated it did not like it Aug 05, Pradeep Kaur rated it really liked it Jan 02, Stephy Thomas rated it really liked it Mar 11, Dennis Schvejda rated it really liked it Mar 10, Aindrila Das rated it did not like it May 14, Sabithanair Sabithanair rated it it was amazing Feb 12, Back Why register?
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