Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, THE DESERT ISLAND, by FAIRFAX DOWNEY


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THE DESERT ISLAND, by                    
First Line: If I had a skiff
Last Line: I do dream dreams!
Subject(s): Islands; Southern Hemisphere


If I had a skiff,
I'd sail my skiff,
I'd sail my skiff
Through Southern seas;
Down to a beach where I'd slowly check it --
And not irreparably wreck it --
Crash! Bang! Boom!
On the nice soft sand.
There I'd abandon ship and I'd land
And, shoes off, walk the sand
Up to coconut trees;
From the coconut trees
I'd make me a South Sea Island gown --
Just to the knees,
From leaves of the trees,
Of charming shades of green and brown.
Up the hill running, skipping,
The hula hula I'd go tripping,
Shaking a shoulder
Ever bolder,
I'd flutter a signal in my hand....

And there would I gracefully lie,
My chin in my hands and gaze,
Till in the surf's green spray,
My true love was cast away
And through the tropic haze
Climbed toward me and the sky....

At least that's the way I feel after reading
So many reams
Of those desert island novels. Oh my, how
I do dream dreams!





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