'Twas such a little－little boat 1
That toddled down the bay!
'Twas such a gallant－gallant sea
That beckoned it away!
'Twas such a greedy, greedy wave 5
That licked it from the Coast－
Nor ever guessed the stately sails
My little craft was lost!
That toddled down the bay!
'Twas such a gallant－gallant sea
That beckoned it away!
'Twas such a greedy, greedy wave 5
That licked it from the Coast－
Nor ever guessed the stately sails
My little craft was lost!
(F.152/J.107)
[1] such a little, boat:: a paper boat with a poem writtin on it.
[2] bay:: an inlet of the sea; an enclosed area;
[8] little craft:: the craft of paper boat and of poetry. lost:: her poems are not recognized by the literature world.
Then the whole live-long summer day we play'd,
By the small brook that fretted in its pace,
Along the stony path in which it stray'd
From the near hillock's side: in some still place
On the clear water launch'd our little craft,
Made up of paper boat and shingle raft. ─ The Talisman (1832)