Contentment

Joy uv ______er on the shore,

     Fishline in the stream,

I don’t ask fur nothin’ more,

     But to fish an’ dream.

Hemlock tree above my head,

     Grassy bank below;

Bass a-nosin’ round my hook,

     Weighs two pound or so.

Sun a-shinin’ on the Crick,

     Feelin’ mighty glad;

Turkles dozin’ on a log,

     Bull frog on a pad.

Muskrat swimmin’ fur away,

     Fishhawk sailin’ o’er;

Fish a-bitin’ purty well –

     Ask fur nothin’ more.

May 5, 1902