“To James Whitcomb Riley”
The Indianapolis Star, Indianapolis, Indiana, October 13, 1913
Friend of Longfellow, friend of mine,
I love the verses that are thine.
I wish their writer each good thing
That thy own peace of mind could bring;
Length of days and love to live them,
Friends a-plenty; love to give them.
Peace and joy and labor and praise,
Heaven at last to crown thy days.