When Spring Smells In The Air

The Gungy river’s free from ice

     Far as the eye can see;

A reddish tinge has caught the tops

     Of each swamp maple tree.

Snow patches dot the shaded slopes,

     A chill is ev’rywhere,

But joy is felt in Gungywamp,

     ‘Cuz spring smells in the air.

The frost has mostly left the ground,

     Earthworms are workin’ through;

Each feller’s got a fishin’ rod

     Now knows jest what to do.

The April showers are chilly some,

     But joy is ev’rywhere,

‘Cuz troutin’ time hez come again,

     An’ spring smells in the air!

April 7, 1915