Satisfied With Life

I have known the green trees and the skies overhead

And the blossoms of spring and the fragrance they shed;

I have known the blue sea, and the mountains afar

And the song of the pines and the light of a star;

And should I pass now, I could say with a smile

That my pilgrimage here has been well worth my while.

I have known the warm handclasp of friends who were true;

I have shared in their pleasures and wept with them, too;

I have heard the gay laughter which sweeps away care

And none of the comrades I've made could I spare;

And should this be all, I could say ere I go,

That life is worth while just such friendships to know.

I have builded a home where we've loved and been glad;

I have known the rich joy of a girl and a lad;

I have had their caresses through storm and through shine,

And watched them grow lovely, those youngsters of mine;

And I think as I hold them at night on my knee,

That life has been generous surely to me.