I used to play at Pirates, <br /> <br />And sailed the seven seas. <br /> <br />Then I was a cowboy, <br /> <br />These simple things did me please. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />I had a vivid imagination, <br /> <br />Adventure was always on my mind. <br /> <br />I discovered the joys of reading, <br /> <br />And escaped the daily grind. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Once I lived with the Eskimos, <br /> <br />In the land of ice and snow, <br /> <br />Went hunting and a fishing, <br /> <br />My fantasy was all aglow. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />I read a book of Jules Verne, <br /> <br />And went off to the moon, <br /> <br />It was just to take a look, <br /> <br />Then it was time to return. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />I spent time in the forests of Africa, <br /> <br />With Dr. Livingstone as my guide, <br /> <br />Then off again to America, <br /> <br />With Huckleberry Finn I did hide. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />In my world of fantasy and imagination, <br /> <br />I performed such wonderful deeds. <br /> <br />A Hero of all the Nations, <br /> <br />I was the one that did succeed. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Then I grew up my childish world at an end. <br /> <br />I had become serious it nearly drove me around the bend. <br /> <br />I still do like the mysterious, <br /> <br />This is the message I am trying to send.<br /><br />Bernard Shaw<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/imagination-3/
