Very Short Stories And Verses For Children

<p><span class="pagenum"><SPAN name="Page_17" id="Page_17">[Pg 17]</SPAN></span></p> <hr style="width: 65%;" /> <h2><SPAN name="SWINGING" id="SWINGING"></SPAN>SWINGING.</h2> <div class="poem"><div class="stanza"> <span class="i5">I.<br/></span></div> <div class="stanza"> <span class="i0">Swing, swing, swing,<br/></span> <span class="i2">Through the drowsy afternoon;<br/></span> <span class="i0">Swing, swing, swing,<br/></span> <span class="i2">Up I go to meet the moon.<br/></span> <span class="i0">Swing, swing, swing,<br/></span> <span class="i2">I can see as I go high<br/></span> <span class="i0">Far along the crimson sky;<br/></span> <span class="i2">I can see as I come down<br/></span> <span class="i2">The tops of houses in the town;<br/></span> <span class="i2">High and low,<br/></span> <span class="i2">Fast and slow,<br/></span> <span class="i2">Swing, swing, swing.<br/></span></div> <div class="stanza"> <span class="i5">II.<br/></span></div> <div class="stanza"> <span class="i0">Swing, swing, swing,<br/></span> <span class="i2">See! the sun is gone away;<br/></span> <span class="i0">Swing, swing, swing,<br/></span> <span class="i2">Gone to make a bright new day.<br/></span> <span class="i0">Swing, swing, swing.<br/></span> <span class="i2">I can see as up I go<br/></span> <span class="i2">The poplars waving to and fro,<br/></span> <span class="i2">I can see as I come down<br/></span> <span class="i2">The lights are twinkling in the town,<br/></span> <span class="i2">High and low,<br/></span> <span class="i2">Fast and slow,<br/></span> <span class="i2">Swing, swing, swing.<br/></span></div> </div> <div style="break-after:column;"></div><br />