A Boy's Fantastic Voyage

He began a voyage to a land afar, But on every step in his journey, he shrunk. He wanted to go to a far distant star, But soon diminished to the size of a skunk. He climbed up on a slippery curtain rod, Now just the width and breadth of a dappled mouse. He slid off the rod into the hair of a dog Who skipped and danced all the way out of the house. He got smaller yet and befriended a flea Who said, “sail the green sea to a secret land Where creatures are much smaller than you can see, And a million can live on a grain of sand.” So, he then disappeared, getting smaller still, And trekked through a forest of golden and brown, And followed a twisty, turny trail until He came to a window on the gate to a town. The hinged portal opened, and a head popped out. ‘Twas an atom sized, gay and puppetty dog Who hailed him, as a fish on a water spout Said, “please sit down by this cranberry bog.” A boy, from his sack, gave him a magic bean, Which he put inside a stained-glass rainbow jar, And got so small he was only again seen As a gold ray of light from a distant star.