[Soaring Feather]

My first book of poetry was "A Child's Garden of Verses" by Robert Louis Stevenson. My Uncle gave it to me as a birthday present. I loved it so.


Well, hopefully the antibiotic will stop the bronchitis.

[Soaring Feather]

34. The Swing

Robert Louis Stevenson

HOW do you like to go up in a swing,
Up in the air so blue?
Oh, I do think it the pleasantest thing
Ever a child can do!

Up in the air and over the wall, 5
Till I can see so wide,
Rivers and trees and cattle and all
Over the countryside—

Till I look down on the garden green,
Down on the roof so brown— 10
Up in the air I go flying again,
Up in the air and down!

[Lady Jag]

My first poetry I don't recall.

My first poetry memory is my first grade teacher, on my graduating, telling me never to give it up.

I know I wrote some that first year, but don't remember any.