To and fro, to and fro <br />In my little boat I go <br />Sailing far across the sea <br />All alone, just little me. <br />And the sea is big and strong <br />And the journey very long. <br />To and fro, to and fro <br />In my little boat I go. <br /> <br />Sea and sky, sea and sky, <br />Quietly on the deck I lie, <br />Having just a little rest. <br />I have really done my best <br />In an awful pirate fight, <br />But we cdaptured them all right. <br />Sea and sky, sea and sky, <br />Quietly on the deck I lie-- <br /> <br />Far away, far away <br />From my home and from my play, <br />On a journey without end <br />Only with the sea for friend <br />And the fishes in the sea. <br />But they swim away from me <br />Far away, far away <br />From my home and from my play. <br /> <br />Then he cried "O Mother dear." <br />And he woke and sat upright, <br />They were in the rocking chair, <br />Mother's arms around him--tight.<br /><br />Katherine Mansfield<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/a-little-boy-s-dream/
