Fisherfolk


I like to look at fishermen
And oftentimes I wish
One would be lucky now and then
And catch a little fish.
I watch them statuesquely stand,
And at the water look;
But if they pull their float to land
It’s just to bait a hook.

I ponder the psychology
That roots them in their place;
And wonder at the calm I see
In ever angler’s face.
There is such patience in their eyes,
Beside the river’s brink;
And waiting for a bite or rise
I do not think they think.

Or else they are just gentle men,
Who love they know not why,
Greeen grace of trees or water when
It wimples to the sky. . .
Sweet simple souls! As vain I watch
My heart to you is kind:
Most precious prize of all you catch,
Just Peace of Mind.


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Fisherfolk