Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, THE STORY RETOLD, by MRS. R. B. HALSTEAD



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THE STORY RETOLD, by                    
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."





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