With a wealth of only money;
The “sassiety” dude likewise whose droning speech
Smacks only of bumble-bee honey.
I pity all those at whom Poverty throws her dart
As they joust thro’ the world with each other;
But I pity the most of all the bankrupt heart
With no love for a human brother.
LIFE’S LOST SKIFF.
WRITTEN ON LAKE MICHIGAN.
Prelude.
Green as emerald is Michigan;