March 26, 1874 – January 29, 1963

See how he dives   From the rocks with a zoom!   See how he darts   Through his watery room   Past crabs and eels   And green seeweed,   Past fluffs of sandy   Minnow feed!   See how he swims   With a swerve and a twist,   A flip of the flipper,   A flick of the wrist!   Quicksilver-quick,   Softer than spray,   Down he plunges   And sweeps away;   Before you can utter   Words like "Dill pickle"   Or "Apple butter,"   Back up he swims   Past Sting Ray and Shark,   Out with a zoom,   A whoop, a bark;   Before you can say   Whatever you wish,   He plops at your side   With a mouthful of fish!