A Child's Garden of Verses: Selected Poems
Autumn Fires
by Robert Louis Stevenson
The poet muses on fires.
The poet muses on fires.
A poem describing the story of a wine pitcher as used in ancient days
A nursery rhyme that mimics a lullaby.
The wind off the Florida Shore touches every part of the landscape.
"We wear the mask that grins and lies,"
Oh for the breath of the briny deep,
The ants have plenty. The grasshopper is starving. He begs for food. The ants point out that he could have stored up food for winter.
When in the chronicle of wasted time
"Oh, dere ’s lots o’ keer an’ trouble"
"Oh, de grubbin’–hoe ’s a–rustin’ in de co’nah,"
"A song for the unsung heroes who rose in the country’s need,"
"Along by the river of ruin"
"IN the greenest of our valleys"
My love is strengthened though more weak in seeming
The speaker questions the fleeting nature of life and beauty, but discovers there is more to consider.
The two mice declare their love for each other and argue which house they would like to live in. They stay at Miss Dainty’s house until Shadow appears and they decide Whitefoot’s would be safer.
The Emperor learns to appreciate the nightingale.
"The moon has left the sky, love,"
The carpenter is upset by a strange request.
"The mist has left the greening plain,"
"A blue–bell springs upon the ledge,"
"Ah, love, my love is like a cry in the night,"
How like a winter hath my absence been
"Lay me down beneaf de willers in de grass,"
So oft have I invoked thee for my muse