Famous Children Poem

"Swinging On A Birch Tree" by Lucy Larcom is a delightful ode to childhood innocence and the magic of summer. The poem captures the exhilaration of swinging on a birch tree, transforming the simple act into a grand adventure. With vivid imagery and playful language, Larcom evokes the sensory experience of the wind, the leaves, and the sky. The poem is a celebration of imagination, where a swing becomes a ship sailing the vast ocean of the sky. It's a nostalgic piece that transports readers back to carefree days of youth.

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Swinging On A Birch Tree

By more Lucy Larcom

Swinging on a birch-tree
    To a sleepy tune,
Hummed by all the breezes
    In the month of June!
Little leaves a-flutter
    Sound like dancing drops
Of a Brook on pebbles,—
    Song that never stops.

Up and down we seesaw:
    Up into the sky;
How it opens on us,
    Like a wide blue eye!
You and I are sailors
    Rocking on a mast;
And the world's our vessel:
    Ho! she sails so fast!

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