Down In The Medder

Down in the medder the tree tuds peep,

Down in the medder the turtles sleep;

Down in the medder the bull frogs cry,

Down in the medder the blackbirds fly.

Down in the medder the grass grows tall,

Down in the medder the reed-birds call.

Down in the medder the poets dream,

Down in the medder beside the stream.

Down in the medder the cattle graze,

Down in the medder the muskrats laze;

Down in the medder the young lambs play,

Down in the medder the lovers stray.

Down in the medder the brooklets flow,

Down in the medder the cowslips grow;

Down in the medder carnations gleam,

Down in the medder along the stream.

Feb. 9, 1903