To + 

My Dear Godson + 

Hubert Griffith + 

and his sister + 

Margaret + 

Dear Hubert, if I ever found + 

A wishing-carpet lying round, + 

I’d stand upon it, and I’d say: + 

“Take me to Hubert, right away!” + 

And then we’d travel very far + 

To where the magic countries are + 

That you and I will never see, + 

And choose the loveliest gifts for you, from me. + 

But oh! alack! and well-a-day! + 

No wishing-carpets come my way. + 

I never found a Phoenix yet, + 

And Psammeads are so hard to get! + 

So I give you nothing fine⁠— + 

Only this book, your book and mine, + 

And hers, whose name by yours is set; + 

Your book, my book, the book of Margaret! + 