Section: «Poems»

Verse (ancient Greek ὁ στίχος — row, structure), a term in versification used in several meanings: artistic speech organized by division into rhythmically commensurate segments; poetry in the narrow sense; in particular, it implies the properties of versification of a particular tradition ("antique verse", "Akhmatova's verse", etc.); a line of poetic text organized according to a certain rhythmic pattern ("My uncle of the most honest rules").

Ideals

Better than land or gold or tradeAre a high ideal and a purpose true;Better than all of the wealth we've madeIs the work for others that now we..

© Edgar Albert Guest

Peace

A man must earn his hour of peace,Must pay for it with hours of strife and care,Must win by toil the evening's sweet release,The rest that may be..

© Edgar Albert Guest

Selfishness

Search history, my boy, and seeWhat petty selfishness has done.Find if you can one victoryThat little minds have ever won.There is no record there to..

© Edgar Albert Guest

If You Would Please Me

If you would please me when I've passed awayLet not your grief embitter you. Be brave;Turn with full courage from my mounded graveAnd smile upon the..

© Edgar Albert Guest

Follow A Famous Father

I follow a famous father,His honor is mine to wear;He gave me a name that was free from shame,A name he was proud to bear.He lived in the morning..

© Edgar Albert Guest

The Kick Under The Table

After a man has been married awhile,And his wife has grown used to his mannerAnd style,When she knows form the twinkle that lightsUp his eyeThe..

© Edgar Albert Guest

Life's Slacker

The saddest sort of death to dieWould be to quit the game called lifeAnd know, beneath the gentle sky,You'd lived a slacker in the strife.That..

© Edgar Albert Guest

A Bear Story

There was a bear — his name was Jim,An' children weren't askeered of him,An' he lived in a cave, where heWas confortubbul as could be,An' in that..

© Edgar Albert Guest

Yesterday

I've trod the links with many a man,And played him club for club;'Tis scarce a year since I beganAnd I am still a dub.But this I've noticed as we..

© Edgar Albert Guest

Show Me!

I would rather see a Mason, than hear one any day,I would rather one would walk with me than merely show the way.The eye's a better pupil and more..

© Edgar Albert Guest

He Who Serves

He has not served who gathers gold,Nor has he served, whose life is toldIn selfish battles he has won,Or deeds of skill that he has done;But he has..

© Edgar Albert Guest

A Breach Of Friendship

‘TIS friendship's test to guard the nameOf him you love from all attack,As you are to his face, the sameTo be when you're behind his back.Now good..

© Edgar Albert Guest

Fatherhood

How's the little chap to knowJust the proper roads to goIf you never travel with himWhile he's little, hand in hand?How's he ever going to learnJust..

© Edgar Albert Guest

The Little Orphan

The crowded street his playground is, a patch of blue his sky;A puddle in a vacant lot his sea where ships pass by:Poor little orphan boy of five..

© Edgar Albert Guest

Myself

I have to live with myself and soI want to be fit for myself to know.I want to be able as days go by,always to look myself straight in the eye;I..

© Edgar Albert Guest

A Baby's Love

A BABY is the best to love,She always smiles when you draw near,Though ugly you may be of face,No handsomer may interfereAnd win her heart away from..

© Edgar Albert Guest

A Boy And His Dad

A boy and his dad on a fishing trip-There is a glorious fellowship!Father and son and the open sky,And the white clouds lazily drifting by,And the..

© Edgar Albert Guest

Father

My father knows the proper wayThe nation should be run;He tells us children every dayJust what should now be done.He knows the way to fix the..

© Edgar Albert Guest

A Father's Prayer

Lord, make me tolerant and wise;Incline my ears to hear him through;Let him not stand with downcast eyes,Fearing to trust me and be true.Instruct me..

© Edgar Albert Guest

Thanksgiving

Gettin' together to smile an' rejoice,An' eatin' an' laughin' with folks of your choice;An' kissin' the girls an' declarin' that theyAre growin' more..

© Edgar Albert Guest

The Bachelor's Soliloquy

To wed, or not to wed; that is the question;Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to sufferThe bills and house rent of a wedded fortune,Or to say "nit"..

© Edgar Albert Guest

A Friend

A friend is one who stands to shareYour every touch of grief and care.He comes by chance, but stays by choice;Your praises he is quick to voice.No..

© Edgar Albert Guest

A Toast To The Men

Here's to the men! Since Adam's timeThey've always been the same;Whenever anything goes wrong,The woman is to blame.From early morn to late at..

© Edgar Albert Guest

Hard Luck

Ain't no use as I can seeIn sittin' underneath a treeAn' growlin' that your luck is bad,An' that your life is extry sad;Your life ain't sadder than..

© Edgar Albert Guest

On Quitting

How much grit do you think you've got?Can you quit a thing that you like a lot?You may talk of pluck; it's an easy word,And where'er you go it is..

© Edgar Albert Guest