We'll build a watch to keep our time.
We'll build some love to set aside,
and build a hole where we can hide.
Oliver Jeffers has written another book for one of his children. As he did with Here We Are (2017) for his son, this time the book is for his daughter. It is an invitation to work together to build a future for the two of them.
Some of what they build is meant to provide safety and comfort: a house, a hole for hiding, a wall for protection. Then, they will build a gate to let those enemies in, and a table for tea and apologies, because of earlier misunderstandings and the joys found in friendship. Some of what they build is less concrete; such as the love they will set aside, or the road to the moon. (although hammock sharing there looks comfy and worthy of the visit).
Together they might build an unsinkable boat, or a safe place for the storage of all things loved most.
"We'll put these favorite things beside
the earlier love we set aside.
I think that we may want them later,
when times are hard and needs are greater."
In the end, it's been a long day and a lot of work. Rest is needed. Hand in hand, side by side, they settle to sleep on the ground beside a fire under a moonlit sky.
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