I like the rhyme, it seems so effortless and flows rather well. The only part that is the "gone" and "home" part. So, yeah.

The poem seems old-timey. And that is one of my favorite kind of poems.
I like the sense of giving up in the end, when he is waiting for his "man in black" to come. It ties into him losing his land and his wife and kids.

It is a short but to the point poem and it is fun, I like it. The message is clear and all.

Ohh and also how you use "stature" and "laughter" because usually someone of a lower stature has to live and be high on life, filling every moment with laughter. And it also ties in with the children. Those are my favorite lines.

Good.