17 - The Bat

We were in a grotto of diamonds
a vast cave of glittering crystal.
The candles reflected

on the walls

a golden light,

bright as the stars

of heaven,

while great pillars

rose from the floor

like mighty trees,

mingling their branches

high above us

and drooping in hundreds

of stalactites, which sparkled

and glittered

with all the colors

of the rainbow.

pg 128 - 129
Painted on Table of Contents and Facing Page

Swiss Family Robinson

by Johann Wyss

Altered by Sasheena Kurfman 2010