Poems (Mansfield)/A little Boy's Dream
A LITTLE BOY'S DREAM
To and fro, to and froIn my little boat I goSailing far across the seaAll alone, just little me.And the sea is big and strongAnd the journey very long.To and fro, to and froIn my little boat I go.
Sea and sky, sea and sky,Quietly on the deck I lie,Having just a little rest.I have really done my bestIn an awful pirate fight,But we captured them all right.Sea and sky, sea and sky,Quietly on the deck I lie
Far away, far awayFrom my home and from my play,On a journey without endOnly with the sea for friendAnd the fishes in the sea.But they swim away from meFar away, far awayFrom my home and from my play.
Then he cried "O Mother dear."And he woke and sat upright,They were in the rocking chair,Mother's arms around him—tight.