Each sent to float, in its tiny boat,
On the wide, wild sea of life.
“And each could swim on the ocean’s brim,
And anon, its sails could furl;
And sink to sleep in the great sea deep,
In a palace all of pearl.
“Thus hand in hand, from strand to strand,
They sail’d in mirth and glee,
Those fairy shells, with their crystal cells,
Twin creatures of the sea.