Were I a fish beneath the sea,
Shell‐paved and pearl‐brocaded,
Would you come down and live with me,
In groves by coral shaded?
No washing would we have to do;
Our cushions should be sponges—
And many a great ship’s envious crew
Should watch our merry plunges!
From: Keary, Maud, Enchanted Tulips and Other Verses for Children, 1914, Macmillan and Co: London, p. 6.
(http://purl.dlib.indiana.edu/iudl/vwwp/VAB7182)
Date: 1914
By: Maud Keary (18??-19??)
From Troubles of The World 