Charles E. Burchfield (1893-1967)

[inscription reads] " The soggy earth & rivers of water brought up spring yearnings. As I looked out over the irresistible swamps I somehow felt that that was my place. I saw two men tramping across a field and envied them. / Jan. 7, 1914. / A glorious day. When such a day as this is dropped down in the midst of winter, I would fain believe, infidel that I am, that it was done by the act of a God. The happiness I derive is as great or greater than if I believed in a God. / It was my misfortune to "