The Box Upon The Beach

As I was walking down the beach

I saw something in the sand

It was a shiny box of gold

Oh my! That box was grand!

The box was glowing in the sun

And I wondered what to do

This box would make a lovely gift

So I'd pass it on to you

I handed you this box of gold

You shook your head, No! No!

"I am not worthy of this gift."

You told me, "Please, just go!"

I left your house and wandered round

First one street than the other

I knew what could do with this!

I'd give it to my mother

Mom lives so very far away

But I could get there in nothing flat

When I went to get aboard the plane

They said, "You can't get on with that!"

I can't get on an airplane

So I'd have to take a bus

The lady in the next seat

Started making such a fuss!

The driver told me to get off

And "Lady - You keep quiet!"

"YOU - Get that gold box off my bus

Before it starts a riot!"

The box was causing problems

So I put the gold box in a sack

Now what was I suppose to do?

I'd just go and put it back

I took a long walk to the beach

To where the box was found

I'd like to give the box to someone

But no one was around

I was going to set the gold box down

As it shined before my eyes

This box has caused a whole days grief

I got mad as I realized

I'd traveled back from where I'd come

As I watched the gold box glow

I took that box and pitched it

I threw as hard as I could throw!

I threw that gold box in the ocean

And I saw it float away

It got smaller - smaller - smaller

And then it caught a wave

That gold box road upon the wave

And came to rest right on the shore

The box was shining in the sun

So here I go once more

I found a gold box on the beach .....