The Wind
Robert Louis Stevenson 1850 (Edinburgh) – 1894 (Vailima, Samoa)
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, I 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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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on May 02, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | aabbCC ddeeCC ffggCC |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 621 |
Words | 130 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 6, 6, 6 |
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