Alice in Wonderland
George Dunlop Leslie
I had a mother who read to me
Sagas of pirates who scoured the sea.
Cutlasses clenched in their yellow teeth;
'Blackbirds' stowed in the hold beneath.
I had a Mother who read me lays
Of ancient and gallant and golden days;
Stories of Marmion and Ivanhoe,
Which every boy has a right to know.
I had a Mother who read me tales
Of Gelert the hound of the hills of Wales,
True to his trust till his tragic death,
Faithfulness lent with his final breath.
I had a Mother who read me the things
That wholesome life to the boy heart brings-
Stories that stir with an upward touch.
Oh, that each mother of boys were such!
You may have tangible wealth untold;
Caskets of jewels and coffers of gold.
Richer than I you can never be —
I had a Mother who read to me.
Sagas of pirates who scoured the sea.
Cutlasses clenched in their yellow teeth;
'Blackbirds' stowed in the hold beneath.
I had a Mother who read me lays
Of ancient and gallant and golden days;
Stories of Marmion and Ivanhoe,
Which every boy has a right to know.
I had a Mother who read me tales
Of Gelert the hound of the hills of Wales,
True to his trust till his tragic death,
Faithfulness lent with his final breath.
I had a Mother who read me the things
That wholesome life to the boy heart brings-
Stories that stir with an upward touch.
Oh, that each mother of boys were such!
You may have tangible wealth untold;
Caskets of jewels and coffers of gold.
Richer than I you can never be —
I had a Mother who read to me.
Strickland Gillilan
Så sant så. Jag glömmer aldrig de berikande stunderna som min mor och jag hade tillsammans när hon läste högt för mig och jag gjorde detsamma för henne när jag hade lärt mig att läsa. Det är rikedom om något.
SvaraRaderaKarin
Karin,
RaderaJa, vi var lyckligt lottade - fast i mitt fall var det för det mesta far som läste, eftersom mor redan talat med ungar hela dagen, och hennes röst bar inte alltid.
M