Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE STORY RETOLD, by MRS. R. B. HALSTEAD First Line: Little boat, I made you, you're mine Last Line: "with love divine on calvary." Subject(s): Boats; Craftsmanship | ||||||||
"Little boat, I made you, you're mine; With bit of wood and nail and screw And saw and hammer I have fashioned you." Thus spoke this little boy of mine. Down to the lake his craft he bore And launched it carefully, sails ahoy; It floats, it moves, it glides, such joy Is felt in the heart of the lad on the shore. A puff of wind, a stronger wave, The little boat is his no more; 'Tis out of reach, away from the shore, No one in sight, his boat to save. Midst drift and foam, borne by the tide, A merchant chanced his boat to see, And washed and cleaned it carefully, Then placed for sale in his window wide. Weeks passed. The little lad one day Passed by; and to his glad surprise Saw the craft he had made before his eyes, Paid the price that it might be his alway. In his arms he gently bore it home. "You're mine, Little Boat, yes, twice. I made you and I paid the price; None can claim you save me alone." So the Maker speaks to his children dear, "I love you, you're mine, yes, twice. I made you and I paid the price With love divine on Calvary." | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...POTTERY MAKER by MARGARET MARCHAND BROWN A CRAFTSMAN'S AMBITION by BLISS CARMAN THE YELLOW HAMMER by SAMUEL TAYLOR COLERIDGE CARVED SANDAL-WOOD by MATTIE HALLAM LACY A SONG OF HANDICRAFTS by ANNIE MATHESON THE STATUARY by VICTOR GUSTAVE PLARR THE OLD RAIL FENCE by MARTHA GRASSHAM PURCELL |
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