In july

by Evaleen Stein

Let us find a shady[陰涼的]wady[溪流]

Pretty little brook[小溪];

Let us have some candy handy[手邊的],

And a picture book.

There all day we’ll stay and play and

Never mind the heat,

While the water gleaming[閃亮的], streaming[流動],

Ripples[漣漪]round our feet.

And we’ll gather curly[卷曲的]pearly

Mussel[貽貝]shells while bright

Frightened minnows[小魚]darting, parting,

Scurry[急匆匆地]out of sight.

What if, what if, —heigho! my oh! —

All the “ifs” were true,

And the little fishes wishes,

Now, what would you do?