Lyric Poem · For Kids
Farewell to the Farm
The coach is at the door at last;
The eager children, mounting fast
And kissing hands, in chorus sing:
Good-bye, good-bye, to everything!
To house and garden, field and lawn,
The meadow-gates we swang upon,
To pump and stable, tree and swing,
Good-bye, good-bye, to everything!
And fare you well for evermore,
O ladder at the hayloft door,
O hayloft where the cobwebs cling,
Good-bye, good-bye, to everything!
Crack goes the whip, and off we go;
The trees and houses smaller grow;
Last, round the woody turn we sing:
Good-bye, good-bye, to everything!
This poem is in the public domain.
“Farewell to the Farm” by Robert Louis Stevenson — quilloak.com/poems/farewell-to-the-farm
Quick facts
- Poem
- Farewell to the Farm
- Poet
- Robert Louis Stevenson
- Length
- 16 lines
- Form
- Lyric Poem
- Themes
- For Kids, Nature, Childhood
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