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").
The Bright Side
KINDER like to see the bright side,See the gay and dancing light side,See the good and decent right sideOf the worst that happens me;For the gloomy..
© Edgar Albert Guest
Living Flowers
'I'm never alone in the garden,' he said. 'I'mnever alone with the flowers.It seems like I'm meeting the wonderful deadout here with these blossoms..
© Edgar Albert Guest
The Baby's Feet
Pinker than the roses that enrich a summer's day,Splashing in the bath tub or just kicking them in play,Nothing in the skies above or earth below as..
© Edgar Albert Guest
The Vote Of Thanks
FOR every man who works there areA dozen who will let him;They'll smiling bask within the shadeThe while his duties fret him.And when his arduous..
© Edgar Albert Guest
Living Monuments
OUR children are our monuments,The little ones we leave behind,If they are good and brave and kind,And labor here with true intents,Our lives and..
© Edgar Albert Guest
When An Old Man Gets To Thinking
When an old man gets to thinking of the years he's traveled through,He hears again the laughter of the little ones he knew.He isn't counting money..
© Edgar Albert Guest
Pleasing Dad
When I was but a little lad, not more than two or three,I noticed in a general way my dad was proud of me.He liked the little ways I had, the simple..
© Edgar Albert Guest
I'Ll Never Be Rich
I'LL never be rich.I'm too fond of the joyOf a certain small girlAnd a certain small boy;And the nights full of funAnd the days full of play,And the..
© Edgar Albert Guest
Pa And The Monthly Bills
When Ma gets out the monthly bills and sets them all in front of Dad,She makes us children run away because she knows he may get mad;An' then she..
© Edgar Albert Guest
She Powders Her Nose
A woman is queer, there's no doubt about that.She hates to be thin and she hates to be fat;One minute it's laughter, the next it's a cry-You can't..
© Edgar Albert Guest
His Example
There are little eyes upon you, and they're watching night and day;There are little ears that quickly take in every word you say;There are little..
© Edgar Albert Guest
A Pat On The Back
A PAT on the back is a wonderful thing,It gives a man courage to whistle and sing;When hope is departing, the outlook is grim,A pat on the back then..
© Edgar Albert Guest
The Burden Bearer
Oh, my shoulders grow aweary of the burdens I am bearin',An' I grumble when I'm footsore at the rough road I am farin',But I strap my knapsack..
© Edgar Albert Guest
Mark Twain
MARK TWAIN is dead! No, no, that cannot be,Say rather Clemens knows life's mystery,Say rather Clemens has been called above,But Twain still lives for..
© Edgar Albert Guest
Mother Of Five
She mothered five!Night after night she watched a little bed,Night after night she cooled a fevered head,Day after day she guarded little feet,Taught..
© Edgar Albert Guest
The Way To Make Friends
THE way to make friends is as easyAs breathing the fresh morning air;It isn't an art to be studiedAlone by the men who can spareThe time from their..
© Edgar Albert Guest
The Comedian
Whatever the task and whatever the risk, whereverthe flag's in air,The funny man with his sunny ways is sure tobe laughing there.There are men who..
© Edgar Albert Guest
What Ma Said
When Pa came home last night he had a package in his hand,Now Ma,' said he, 'I've something here which you will say is grand.A friend of mine got..
© Edgar Albert Guest
Old Mister Laughter
Old Mister LaughterComes a-grinnin' down the way,Singin': 'Never mind your troubles,For they'll surely pass away.'Singin': 'Now the sun is shinin'An'..
© Edgar Albert Guest
Neil Snow
The whistle sounds! The game is o'er!We pay our tribute now with tearsInstead of smiling eyes and cheers.Neil Snow has crossed the line once..
© Edgar Albert Guest
♡ Autoplay
Father's in the woodshed,Cleaning forty fish;Mother's in the kitchen,Washing every dish;Sister's upstairs makingEvery bed we own;The company is on..
© Edgar Albert Guest
The Birth Of Love
I REMEMBER the first tiny cry that she gaveAnd my heart felt a thrill that it never had known,And my face which a moment before had been graveWith..
© Edgar Albert Guest
Easter
OUT of the darkness and shadow of death,Out of the anguish that wells from the tomb,Into the splendor of spiritual breath,Now we have burst like a..
© Edgar Albert Guest
The Sweetest Soul I Ever Knew
The sweetest soul I ever knewI Had suffered untold sorrow,Had wept full many a long night throughAnd feared the dark tomorrow.Oh! she had seen her..
© Edgar Albert Guest
The Worry-Chaser
COME here to me, little lassie of three,And get in your place on your old daddy's knee,Put those chubby arms round where they nightly belongAnd cling..
© Edgar Albert Guest