Dennis West thought of this poem for my illustration. I've decided to post it--thanks Dennis!
XIV - Where Go the Boats?
Dark brown is the river,
Golden is the sand.
It flows along for ever,
With trees on either hand.
Green leaves a-floating,
Castles of the foam,
Boats of mine a-boating--
Where will all come home?
On goes the river
And out past the mill,
Away down the valley,
Away down the hill.
Away down the river,
A hundred miles or more,
Other little children
Shall bring my boats ashore.
-Robert Louis Stevenson
13 comments:
It's lovely! So funny and sweet...
I like the idea and the little details - the bands on the boat... so cute! :-)
You're so talanted! :-)
This is great, Paige! It reminds me of my favorite entry in Robert Louis Stevenson's A Child's Garden of Verses. Whenever I'm presented with kids sending any kind of boat down a stream or gutter, I think of this. I remember doing this when I was a kid. Of course, mine only had imaginary pirates in them.
XIV - Where Go the Boats?
Dark brown is the river,
Golden is the sand.
It flows along for ever,
With trees on either hand.
Green leaves a-floating,
Castles of the foam,
Boats of mine a-boating--
Where will all come home?
On goes the river
And out past the mill,
Away down the valley,
Away down the hill.
Away down the river,
A hundred miles or more,
Other little children
Shall bring my boats ashore.
Very nice. Great details.
Turned out wonderful. Once again you do amazing work. Beautiful vibrant colors.
haha, what a great concept!
This is delightful, Paige!
Wow! I love the boat!
so charming and well done!
Beautiful and full of carefree fun. Nice one yet again!
I love this, your illustration is charming and the poem is just right.
This looks beautiful. I love the boat.
wynlen
Wonderful illustration!!!! I haven't made one of those newspaper hats in soooo long. I think I will soon.
This is wonderful. The flower reminds me of the little prince's flower.
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