gmb website - new child extract

i
Wait a while, small voyager
       On the shore, with seapinks and shells.

The boat
       Will take a few summers to build
That you must make your voyage in.

ii
You will learn the names.
That golden light is 'sun ~ 'moon'
       The silver light
That grows and dwindles.

And the beautiful small splinters
       That wet the stones, 'rain'.

iii
There is a voyage to make,
       A chart to read,
But not yet, not yet.
       'Daisies' spill from your fingers.
       The night daisies are 'stars'.

iv
The keel is laid, the strakes
       Will be set, in time.
A tree is growing
       That will be a tall mast.

All about you, meantime
The music of humanity,
       The dance of creation
Scored on the chart of the voyage.

v
The stories, legends, poems
Will be woven to make your sail.

You may hear the beautiful tale of Magnus
       Who took salt on his lip.
Your good angel
       Will be with you on that shore.

vi
Soon, the voyage of EMMA
       To Tir-Nan-Og and beyond.

vii
Star of the Sea, shine on her voyage.

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for Emma Catherine Lawson