If once you have slept on an Island
You'll never be quite the same;
You may look as you looked the day before
And go by the same old name,
You may bustle about in street and shop
You may sit at home and sew,
But you'll see blue water and wheeling gulls
Wherever your feet may go.
You may chat with the neighbors of this and that
And close to your fire keep,
But you'll hear ship whistle and lighthouse bell
And tides beat through your sleep.
Oh! you won't know why and you can't say how
Such a change upon you came,
But once you have slept on an island,
You'll never be quite the same.
And go by the same old name,
You may bustle about in street and shop
You may sit at home and sew,
But you'll see blue water and wheeling gulls
Wherever your feet may go.
You may chat with the neighbors of this and that
And close to your fire keep,
But you'll hear ship whistle and lighthouse bell
And tides beat through your sleep.
Oh! you won't know why and you can't say how
Such a change upon you came,
But once you have slept on an island,
You'll never be quite the same.
by Rachel Lyman Field
Be changed. Experience sleeping on an Island this summer. Drummond Island is waiting for you!
Photo credits: All photos are used with permission
and come from the @Drummond Island MI Facebook page.
and come from the @Drummond Island MI Facebook page.
2 comments:
“What good is the warmth of summer, without the cold of winter to give it sweetness.” John Steinbeck - Travels with Charley.This poem reminds of this books introduction "When I was young". Thanks for the poem from a former childhood resident.
Afanasy
My pleasure Afanasy! And I love the Steinbeck quote - I have used it often on my @Drummond Island MI Facebook page.
Enjoy your day!
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