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").

Neglected

I DON'T get much attention now,Although I'm not complaining;I'm forced to get on anyhow,Another king is reigning.She doesn't run to wait on..

© Edgar Albert Guest

The Christmas Box

Oh, we have shipped his Christmas box with ribbons red 'tis tied,And he shall find the things he likes from them he loves inside,But he must miss the..

© Edgar Albert Guest

Next Of Kin

I notice when the news comes inOf one who's claimed eternal glory,This simple phrase, 'the next of kin,'Concludes the soldier's final story.This..

© Edgar Albert Guest

A Vanished Joy

When I was but a little lad of six and seven and eight,One joy I knew that has been lost in customs up-to-date,Then Saturday was baking day and..

© Edgar Albert Guest

She Mothered 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

Troubles

Troubles? Sure I've lots of them,Got 'em heaped up by the score,Got 'em baled and bundled up,Got 'em hid behind the door.Got 'em young and got 'em..

© Edgar Albert Guest

Figure It Out

Figure it out for yourself, my lad,You're all that the greatest of men have had,Two arms, two hands, two legs, two eyes,And a brain to use if you..

© Edgar Albert Guest

Toys And Life

You can learn a lot from boysBy the way they use their toys;Some are selfish in their care,Never very glad to sharePlaythings with another boy;Seem..

© Edgar Albert Guest

As We Prayed

Often as we watched her thereFrom our lips there fell this prayer,'God, give us the pain to bear!Let us suffer in her place,Take the anguish from her..

© Edgar Albert Guest

The Soldier On Crutches

He came down the stairs on the laughter-filled grillWhere patriots were eating and drinking their fill,The tap of his crutch on the marble of..

© Edgar Albert Guest

Love

LoveTruth went forth on a search one dayI For the source of love that he might sayHe had found its depth and its breadth for aye.He met a miser, bent..

© Edgar Albert Guest

Satisfied With Life

I have known the green trees and the skies overheadAnd the blossoms of spring and the fragrance they shed;I have known the blue sea, and the..

© Edgar Albert Guest

Looking Back

I might have been rich if I'd wanted the gold instead of the friendshipsI've made.I might have had fame if I'd sought for renown in the hours when..

© Edgar Albert Guest

Names And Faces

I do not ask a store of wealth,Nor special gift of power;I hope always for strength and healthTo brave each troubled hour.But life would be..

© Edgar Albert Guest

Life

Life is a jest;Take the delight of it.Laughter is best;Sing through the night of it.Swiftly the tearAnd the hurt and the ache of itFind us down..

© Edgar Albert Guest

Motherhood

I wonder if he'll stop to think,When the long years have traveled by,Who heard his plea: 'I want a drink!'Who was the first to hear him cry?I wonder..

© Edgar Albert Guest

What We Need

We were settin' there an' smokin' of our pipes, discussin' things,Like licker, votes for wimmin, an' the totterin'thrones o' kings,When he ups an'..

© Edgar Albert Guest

Life's Canvas

Sunshine and shadow and laughter and tears,These are forever the paints of the years,Splashed on the canvas of life day by day,We are the artists..

© Edgar Albert Guest

When Father Played Baseball

The smell of arnica is strong,And mother's time is spentIn rubbing father's arms and backWith burning liniment.The house is like a druggist's..

© Edgar Albert Guest

Show The Flag

Show the flag and let it waveAs a symbol of the braveLet it float upon the breezeAs a sign for each who seesThat beneath it, where it rides,Loyalty..

© Edgar Albert Guest

The Finest Age

When he was only nine months old,And plump and round and pink of cheek,A joy to tickle and to hold,Before he'd even learned to speak,His gentle..

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The Joy Of A Dog

Ma says no, it's too much careAn' it will scatter germs an' hair,An' it's a nuisance through and through.An' barks when you don't want it to;An'..

© 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

The Old-Fashioned Parents

The good old-fashioned mothers and the good old-fashioned dads,With their good old-fashioned lassies and their good old-fashioned lads,Still walk the..

© Edgar Albert Guest

A Battle Prayer

God of battles, be with us now:Guard our sons from the lead of shame,Watch our sons when the cannons flame,Let them not to a tyrant bow.God of..

© Edgar Albert Guest