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").

Friends

Ain't it fine when things are goingTopsy-turvy and askewTo discover someone showingGood old-fashioned faith in you?Ain't it good when life seems..

© Edgar Albert Guest

The Important Thing

He was playing in the garden when we called him in for tea,But he didn't seem to hear us, so I went out there to seeWhat the little rogue was up to..

© Edgar Albert Guest

Daddies

I would rather be the daddyOf a romping, roguish crew,Of a bright-eyed chubby laddieAnd a little girl or two,Than the monarch of a nationIn his high..

© Edgar Albert Guest

To The Humble

If all the flowers were roses,If never daisies grew,If no old-fashioned posiesDrank in the morning dew,Then man might have some reasonTo whimper and..

© Edgar Albert Guest

Curly Locks

Curly locks, what do you know of the world,And what do your brown eyes see?Has your baby mind been able to findOne thread of the mystery?Do you know..

© Edgar Albert Guest

Reward

Don't want medals on my breast,Don't want all the glory,I'm not worrying greatly lestThe world won't hear my story.A chance to dream beside a..

© Edgar Albert Guest

The Few

The easy roads are crowdedAnd the level roads are jammed;The pleasant little riversWith the drifting folks are crammed.But off yonder where it's..

© Edgar Albert Guest

Fishing Nooks

'Men will grow weary,' said the Lord,'Of working for their bed and board.They'll weary of the money chaseAnd want to find a resting placeWhere hum of..

© Edgar Albert Guest

Preparedness

Right must not live in idleness,Nor dwell in smug content;It must be strong, against the throngOf foes, on evil bent.Justice must not a weakling..

© Edgar Albert Guest

My Paw Said So

Foxes can talk if you know how to listen,My Paw said so.Owls have big eyes that sparkle an' glisten,My Paw said so.Bears can turn flip-flaps an'..

© Edgar Albert Guest

Little Master Mischievous

Little Master Mischievous, that's the name for you;There's no better title that describes the things you do:Into something all the while where you..

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An Easy World

It's an easy world to live in if you choose to make it so;You never need to suffer, save the griefs that all must know;If you'll stay upon the level..

© Edgar Albert Guest

About Boys

Show me the boy who never threwA stone at someone's cat;Or never hurled a snowball swiftAt someone's high silk hat.Who never ran away from school,To..

© Edgar Albert Guest

Songs Of Rejoicing

Songs of rejoicin',Of love and of cheer,Are the songs that I'm yearnin' forYear after year.The songs about childrenWho laugh in their gleeAre the..

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At The Door

He wiped his shoes before his door,But ere he entered he did more;'Twas not enough to cleanse his feetOf dirt they'd gathered in the street;He stood..

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Greatness

We can be great by helping one another;We can be loved for very simple deeds;Who has the grateful mention of a brotherHas really all the honor that..

© Edgar Albert Guest

Ma And The Auto

Before we take an auto ride Pa says to Ma: 'My dear,Now just remember I don't need suggestions from the rear.If you will just sit still back there..

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Baby's Got A Tooth

The telephone rang in my office to-day,as it often has tinkled before.I turned in my chair in a half-grouchy way,for a telephone call is a bore;And I..

© Edgar Albert Guest

Challenge

Life is a challenge to the bold,It flings its gauntlet downAnd bids us, if we seek for goldAnd glory and renown,To come and take them from its..

© Edgar Albert Guest

Failures

'Tis better to have tried in vain,Sincerely striving for a goal,Than to have lived upon the plainAn idle and a timid soul.'Tis better to have fought..

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Manhood's Greeting

I've' felt some little thrills of pride, I've inwardly rejoicedAlong the pleasant lanes of life to hear my praises voiced;No great distinction have I..

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Growing Down

Time was I thought of growing up,But that was ere the babies came;I'd dream and plan to be a manAnd win my share of wealth and fame,For age held all..

© Edgar Albert Guest

Departed Friends

The dead friends live and always will;Their presence hovers round us still.It seems to me they come to shareEach joy or sorrow that we bear.Among the..

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Constant Beauty

It's good to have the trees again, the singing of the breeze again,It's good to see the lilacs bloom as lovely as of old.It's good that we can feel..

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Since Jessie Died

We understand a lot of things we never did before,And it seems that to each other Ma and I are meaning more.I don't know how to say it, but since..

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