12″ Resin The Fisherman from The Milestones Collection by Jacqueline Kent. The doll came with the following poem:
“I’m rising at the crack of dawn to try and catch a fish.
Too bad they didn’t sleep ’til noon, but I can only wish.
The tackle box is tough to find when it is barely light.
I’ll bring along a tub of worms, and hope to get a bite.
The day is cold and I’ve been told, the fish are sure to surface.
If that’s the case, with any luck. I’m taking home a surplus.
But wait. I see, my fishing line is tangled up in knots.
At least the boat is warm and dry without a single leak.
So why is water seeping in. It’s looking rather bleak.
By now the sun is shining high. I wonder should I stay.
Perhaps I’ll eat a steak tonight and fish another day.”