Jessie Belle Rittenhouse Scollard (1869–1948) | American | Published: DATE
I bargained with Life for a penny,
And Life would pay no more,
However, I begged at evening
When I counted my scanty store;
For Life is a just employer,
He gives you what you ask,
But once you have set the wages,
why, you must bear the task.
I worked for a menial's hire,
only to learn, dismayed,
That my wage I would had asked of Life,
Life would have paid.