Uploaded September 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
My Shadow is a poem for the ages. Written by Robert Louis Stevenson, it has been read through the ages, delighting both children and grownups. It's in the public domain.
Read along with us and be enchanted by how our shadow befriends us and is too strange and eerie. #classicpoems
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.
The funniest thing about him is the way he likes to grow —
Not at all like proper children, which is always very slow;
For he sometimes shoots up taller like an india-rubber ball,
And he sometimes goes so little that there's none of him at all.
He hasn't got a notion of how children ought to play,
And can only make a fool of me in every sort of way.
He stays so close behind me, he's a coward you can see;
I'd think shame to stick to nursie as that shadow sticks to me!
One morning, very early, before the sun was up,
I rose and found the shining dew on every buttercup;
But my lazy little shadow, like an arrant sleepy-head,
Had stayed at home behind me and was fast asleep in bed.
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My Shadow is a poem for the ages. Written by Robert Louis Stevenson, it has been read through the ages, delighting both children and grownups. It's in the public domain.
Read along with us and be enchanted by how our shadow befriends us and is too strange and eerie. #classicpoems
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.
The funniest thing about him is the way he likes to grow —
Not at all like proper children, which is always very slow;
For he sometimes shoots up taller like an india-rubber ball,
And he sometimes goes so little that there's none of him at all.
He hasn't got a notion of how children ought to play,
And can only make a fool of me in every sort of way.
He stays so close behind me, he's a coward you can see;
I'd think shame to stick to nursie as that shadow sticks to me!
One morning, very early, before the sun was up,
I rose and found the shining dew on every buttercup;
But my lazy little shadow, like an arrant sleepy-head,
Had stayed at home behind me and was fast asleep in bed.
All About ELT Buzz English.
Hi! My name is David **Welcome to ELT Buzz English!** We help English language students and teachers, providing compelling, engaging content featuring the English language. Improve your reading, listening, vocabulary, writing and even speaking of English.
📚 **Free Resource for You:** Teachers - visit our Lesson Library! ► resources.eltbuzz.com/search.html
✅ **Subscribe to the Channel here: ► youtube.com/channel/UCnCyxgGNUvNnpG-2cf8M6_w?sub_confirmation=1 Visit us on TeachersPayTeachers too! ► teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Elt-Buzz-Teaching-Resources
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