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LOOKING GLASS RIVER

Looking Glass River was taken from A Child's Garden of Verses
Written by Robert Louis Stevenson ~ Illustrated by Myrtle Sheldon.

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Poetry for children

Robert Louis Stevenson poem Smooth it slides upon its travel,
Here a wimple, there a gleam --
     O the clean gravel!
     O the smooth stream!
Sailing blossoms, silver fishes,
Paven pools as clear as air --
     How the child wishes
     To live down there!

We can see our colored faces
Floating on the shaken pool
     Down in cool places
     Dim and very cool;
Till a wind or water wrinkle,
Dipping marten, plumping trout,
     Spreads in a twinkle
     And blots all out.
See the rings pursue each other;
All below grows black as night,
     Just as if mother
     Had blown out the light!

Patience children, just a minute --
See the spreading circles die;
     The stream and all in it
     Will clear by-and-by.

A Child's Garden of Verses Poetry E-Book

You may purchase the entire book A Child's Garden of Verses from Antelope Publishing and enjoy Robert Louis Stevenson's poems in electronic format. The book contains the original illustrations by Myrtle Sheldon. First published in 1916, A Child's Garden of Verses remains a popular childhood classic. There are fifty-eight pages with illustrations and music enhancement in this e-book. All our books come in their own attractive jewel case. This CD-ROM book is designed to be read off-line on a web browser. Schools, libraries, and private individuals have added our books to their shelves.
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	Smooth it slides upon its travel, Here a wimple, there a gleam -- O the clean gravel! O the smooth stream! Sailing blossoms, silver fishes, Paven pools as clear as air -- How the child wishes To live down there! We can see our colored faces Floating on the shaken pool Down in cool places Dim and very cool;	Till a wind or water wrinkle, Dipping marten, plumping trout, Spreads in a twinkle And blots all out. See the rings pursue each other; All below grows black as night, Just as if mother Had blown out the light! Patience children, just a minute -- See the spreading circles die; The stream and all in it Will clear by-and-by.