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Technology is wonderful. But it is not a substitute for the joy a child experiences when an author stuffs wonder into a book and awakens the imagination.

Homage To Robert L Stevenson

Little boy ill and in bed every day
couldn't join friends or go out and play.
Little lead soldiers marched on his bed,
many adventures whirled in his head.

The land of counterpane lay on the bed
his landscape sewn with needle and thread.
That quilt all wrinkled, crumpled, and more
are hills and seas and fierce fields of war.

Pirates, sailors and soldiers galore
Imagining brought them all to his door.
Stories and poems, a boy's mind rehearses
"Treasure Island, Kidnapped," and
"A Child's Garden of Verses."

Give thanks that the man remebered the joy,
of the visions he had when he was a boy.
So many books from those dreams in his head,
he willingly shares when I am sick in my bed.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2017

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Wood Avatar
May 31, 2017 at 8:52 AM
Oh, very nice. An excellent tribute and so well written. Thanks for sharing! - Dean
Leiser Avatar
May 28, 2017 at 6:42 PM
What precious verse you bring with this most excellent poem, Margaret! Robert Lewis Stevenson was my favorite poet as a child, too! 7+. :)
Emu Avatar
May 28, 2017 at 4:17 PM
Great poem Margaret, read them all as a kid (and an adult too!) Thanks for sharing Kind regards Craig
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