The Ferryman

The Ferryman

'Ferry me across the water,
Do,boatman,do.'
'If you've penny in our purse,
I'll ferry you.'

'I have a penny in my purse,
And my eyes are blue:
So ferry me across the water,
Do,boatman,do.'

'Step into my ferry-boat,
Be they black or blue,
And for the penny in your purse
I'll ferry you.'

Rainforest Song

Rainforest Song

Forest,my mother,feed me your fruit.
Forest,my father,trace me my root.
Forest,my shelter,spread me your shade,
As I walk i n the glow of our green forest glade.

Forest of whispers and intricate ways,
Forest of spirts that slip through your maze,
Forest of mystery,subtle and deep,
You glide like a snake through my waking
      and sleep.

Forest,the home of my eye and my hand,
Forest,the meaning i understand,
Forest,the ground where I place my tread,
Where I breath my being and pillow my head,

Forest,the world I depend upon,
Where will i walk when my forest has gone?


BY
      TONY MITTON