Child's Garden of Verses

In winter I get up at night And dress by yellow candle-light. In summer quite the other way, I have to go to bed by day.

A child should always say what's true And speak when he is spoken to, And behave mannerly at table; At least as far as he is able.

Whenever the moon and stars are set, Whenever the wind is high, All night long in the dark and wet, A man goes riding by. Late in the night when the fires are out, Why does he gallop and gallop about?

I have a little shadow that goes in and out with me, And what can be the use of him is more than I can see. He is very, very like me from the heels up to the head; And I see him jump before me, when I jump into my bed.