Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, A LITTLE BOY'S DREAM, by KATHERINE MANSFIELD


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First Line: To and fro, to and fro
Last Line: Mother's arms around him -- tight.
Alternate Author Name(s): Murry, John Middleton, Mrs.; Beauchamp, Kathleen


To and fro, to and fro
In my little boat I go
Sailing far across the sea
All alone, just little me.
And the sea is big and strong
And the journey very long.
To and fro, to and fro
In 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 best
In an awful pirate fight,
But we cdaptured them all right.
Sea and sky, sea and sky,
Quietly on the deck I lie --

Far away, far away
From my home and from my play,
On a journey without end
Only with the sea for friend
And the fishes in the sea.
But they swim away from me
Far away, far away
From 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.






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