This poem reads best while humming the tune
to the well-known Christmas song,
"Do You Hear What I Hear?"
Said the mother to her little girl-
Do you see what I see?
Swimming in the river, little one-
Do you see what I see?
A fish, a fish
Bubbles all a far
With a tail that glitters like a star
With a tail that glitters like a star
Said the little girl to her mum-
Do you hear what I hear?
Flowing deep and fast near us, mum
Do you hear what I hear?
A stream, a stream
Water running 'long
With a current that is steady and strong
With a current that is steady and strong
Said the mother to her little girl-
Do you know what I know?
In this world around us, little one-
Do you know what I know?
A home, a home
For creatures big and small
We can watch and learn to keep them all
We can watch and learn to keep them all
Said the little girl to her mum-
I am listening to you
Our Earth is precious, isn’t it mum?
I am listening to you
The fish, the trees
Little insects in the night
We live carefully and do what is right
We live carefully and do what is right
