A BOOK AND A CHILD By William L. Stidger

 A BOOK AND A CHILD

By William L. Stidger

He who gives a child a hook Gives that child a sweeping look Through its pages Down the ages;

Gives that child a ship to sail Where the far adventures hail Down the sea Of destiny;

Gives that child a vision, wide As the skies where stars abide;

Clear and bright Through the night;

Gives that child great dreams to dream, Sunlit ways that flash and gleam Where the sages Tramp the ages.

From I Saw God Wash the World, Copyright by the author.