Wynken, Blynken, and Nod - Wellsboro, PA
N 41° 44.812 W 077° 18.120
18T E 308594 N 4624232
A poem about three children who sailed off in a wooden shoe.
Waymark Code: WMK2RK
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 02/04/2014
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Wynken, Blynken, and Nod is a poem written by Eugene Field. The story is meant to be a bedtime story about three children sailing off into the starry night to go fishing in a wooden shoe.
A Plaque with the Poem Reads:
Wynken, Blynken, and Nod one night
Sailed off in a wooden shoe —
Sailed on a river of crystal light,
Into a sea of dew.
"Where are you going, and what do you wish?"
The old moon asked the three.
"We have come to fish for the herring fish
That live in this beautiful sea;
Nets of silver and gold have we!"
Said Wynken, Blynken, and Nod.
The old moon laughed and sang a song,
As they rocked in the wooden shoe,
And the wind that sped them all night long
Ruffled the waves of dew.
The little stars were the herring fish
That lived in that beautiful sea —
"Now cast your nets wherever you wish —
Never afeard are we";
So cried the stars to the fishermen three:
Wynken, Blynken, and Nod.
All night long their nets they threw
To the stars in the twinkling foam —
Then down from the skies came the wooden shoe,
Bringing the fishermen home;
'Twas all so pretty a sail it seemed
As if it could not be,
And some folks thought 'twas a dream they'd dreamed
Of sailing that beautiful sea —
But I shall name you the fishermen three:
Wynken, Blynken, and Nod.
Wynken and Blynken are two little eyes,
And Nod is a little head,
And the wooden shoe that sailed the skies
Is a wee one's trundle-bed.
So shut your eyes while mother sings
Of wonderful sights that be,
And you shall see the beautiful things
As you rock in the misty sea,
Where the old shoe rocked the fishermen three:
Wynken, Blynken, and Nod. - Wikipedia
The fountain was donated to the children of Wellsboro in 1938 by Honorable Fred W. Bailey in honor of his late wife Elizabeth.
Character Type: Literature
Character originator: Eugene Field
Internet Link: [Web Link]
Address or Location:
Main St and Central Ave
Wellsboro, PA 16901
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