Little Boy's Dream
To and fro, to and fro
in my little boat I go.
Sailing far across the sea.
All alone, just little me.
And the sea is big and strong
and the journey very long.
To and fro, to and fro
in my little boat I go.
Sea and sky, sea and sky,
quietly on the deck I lie,
having just a little rest.
I have really done my best
in an awful pirate fight,
but we captured them all right.
Sea and sky, sea and sky,
quietly on the deck I lie..
Far away, far away
from my home and from my play,
on a journey without end
only with the sea for friend.
And the fishes in the sea,
but they swim away from me.
Far away, far away.
From my home and from my play.
Then he cried:
O Mother, dear!
And he woke and sat upright.
They were in the rocking chair,
mother's arms
around him tight.
Katherine Mansfield
For en liten solstråle av en gutt – en bekkeblomgul shorts til vesle Benjamin Minstemann! Mønster som på Nicholas og Marcus’ sine, – tidligere lagt inn.
En bit stoff fra deres i fyret!
For a little ray of sunshine of a boy:
a Marsh Marigold yellow shorts for tiny Benjamin! Pattern as in Nicholas and Marcus’, - posted earlier.
A patch of their fabric in the lighthouse!
