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by Poetry 99 © 2000 Dorothy E. Scott, all rights reserved |
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by Poetry 99 © 2000 Dorothy E. Scott, all rights reserved |
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Long ago a deck rat, Myrtle Rat, rescued a tiny mouse child.
On a stormy night a pirate ship was sunk by a hurricane wild.The baby's family was swept overboard in the raging sea.
They were drowned, leaving their orphaned son, Barney.Myrtle Rat picked up the little boy and jumped on a wooden door,
And quickly was swept in the angry sea in the rain downpour.The blowing wind carried them many miles in the open sea.
Until the friendly sun broke through the storm clouds, glad to be free.Thirst and hunger weakened the survivors; they sailed aft.
At night Myrtle Rat held Barney Mouse, close as she clung to the raft.Myrtle Rat protected the little mouse child from the searing heat,
While hungry sharks circled their raft, looking for fresh food to eat.One night they were sleeping; they were jarred awake by a heavy jolt.
They had reached a little sandy island in their make-shift boat.As they waded ashore, gentle waves caressed them with their calm.
Their door was shattered when it hit a large coconut palm.The island contained many types of fruit trees in a grove,
A freshwater lagoon nestled in an isolated cove.Myrtle Rat built their burrow, underneath the tallest coconut tree,
She gathered coconuts, and other fruit from their island in the sea.There they lived in their burrow, built underneath the grainy sand,
Where Myrtle raised Barney on coconut milk and fruit from the island.Dorothy E. Scott