The Wind by Robert Louis Stevenson Memorization Song

I put The Wind by Robert Louis Stevenson to music and created a video to help people memorize the poem. The Wind is part of the collection of poems often called A Child s Garden of Verses. The collection was first published in 1885 and is in the public domain. I, Ezra Tillman, wrote and recorded the music and created the illustrations. The Wind 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, ablowing all day long, 5 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 10 O wind, ablowing 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, 15 Or just a stronger child than me O wind, ablowing all day long, O wind, that sings so loud a song: