Excerpt from Wayside Poems
Hen we went fishing, Maud and I, Within the shadowed waters nigh The mossy bank that summer day The speckled trout in safety lay.
What did we catch? You ask in vain If all the angler has to gain Is trophy of the hook and line, Then ask his comrades home to dine.
We caught a glimpse of summer skies: And, as we watched a sky-lark rise, From out the azure depths so fair We caught the song that thrilled the air.
The fragrant breath of tall pine trees We caught from every passing. Breeze, While in the waters calm and clear The trout flashed by without a fear.
What did we catch? The joy of life And freedom from all care and strife, We caught the smile on Nature's face In that enchanted happy place.
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