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").
All That Matters
When all that matters shall be written downAnd the long record of our years is told,Where sham, like flesh, must perish and grow cold;When the tomb..
© Edgar Albert Guest
To An Old Friend
When we have lived our little lives and wandered all their byways through,When we've seen all that we shall see and finished all that we must do,When..
© Edgar Albert Guest
Mrs. Malone And The Censor
When Mrs. Malone got a letter from PatShe started to read it aloud in her flat.'Dear Mary,' it started, 'I can't tell you much,I'm somewhere in..
© Edgar Albert Guest
Ambition
If you would rise above the throngAnd seek the crown of fame,You must do more than drift alongAnd merely play the game.Whatever path your feet may..
© Edgar Albert Guest
Endurance
YOU never hear a woman boastOf her endurance, yet I vowThe tiniest mite o' a woman hasMore courage than a man, somehow.Lor' bless me, when I hear a..
© Edgar Albert Guest
The Monument Of Kindness
We do not build our monuments in stone,The records of our life aren't cast in steel;We are forgot, if when the spirit's flownNo human hearts our..
© Edgar Albert Guest
Sittin' On The Porch
Sittin' on the porch at night when all the tasks are done,Just restin' there an' talkin', with my easy slippers on,An' my shirt band thrown wide open..
© Edgar Albert Guest
Grandma
There's a twinkle in her eye,O, so merry! O, so sly!That you never see the wrinkles in her face;She's so full of fun and playThat you never see the..
© Edgar Albert Guest
The Wrist Watch Man
He is marching dusty highways and he's riding bitter trails,His eyes are clear and shining and his muscles hard as nails.He is wearing Yankee khaki..
© Edgar Albert Guest
Friendship
You can buy, if you've got money, all you need to drink and eat,You can pay for bread and honey, and can keep your palate sweet.But when trouble..
© Edgar Albert Guest
When A Little Baby Dies
When a little baby diesAnd the wee form silent lies,And the little cheeks seem waxenAnd the little hands are still,Then your soul gives way to..
© Edgar Albert Guest
How Do You Tackle Your Work
How do you tackle your work each day?Are you scared of the job you find?Do you grapple the task that comes your wayWith a confident, easy mind?Do you..
© Edgar Albert Guest
On Going Home For Christmas
He little knew the sorrow that was in his vacant chair;He never guessed they'd miss him, or he'd surely have been there;He couldn't see his mother or..
© Edgar Albert Guest
The Making Of Friends
If nobody smiled and nobody cheered and nobody helped us along,If each every minute looked after himself and good things all went to thestrong,If..
© Edgar Albert Guest
A Father's Tribute
I don't know what they'll put him at, or whathis post may be;I cannot guess the task that waits for him acrossthe sea,But I have known him through..
© Edgar Albert Guest
A Choice
Sure, they get stubborn at times; they worry andfret us a lot,But I'd rather be crossed by a glad little boyand frequently worried than not.There are..
© Edgar Albert Guest
Home
The road to laughter beckons me,The road to all that's best;The home road where I nightly seeThe castle of my rest;The path where all is fine and..
© Edgar Albert Guest
Old Friends
I do not say new friends are not considerate and true,Or that their smiles ain't genuine, but still I'm tellin' youThat when a feller's heart is..
© Edgar Albert Guest
The Rough Little Rascal
A smudge on his nose and a smear on his cheekAnd knees that might not have been washed in a week;A bump on his forehead, a scar on his lip,A relic of..
© Edgar Albert Guest
Things That Haven'T Been Done Before
The things that haven't been done before,Those are the things to try;Columbus dreamed of an unknown shoreAt the rim of the far-flung sky,And his..
© Edgar Albert Guest
Think Happy Thoughts
Think happy thoughts!Think sunshine all the day;Refuse to let the trifling worries stay,Crowd them with thoughts of laughter from your mind.Think of..
© Edgar Albert Guest
When We Were Kids
WHEN we wuz kids together, an' we didn't have a care,In the lazy days of summer, when our feet wuz allus bare,When a hat warn't necessary, an' a..
© Edgar Albert Guest
Gardening
GARDENING is hardeningIn every way you view it;It makes a fellow hustle,And it strengthens every muscle;It knots up many a tendonSo that no one can..
© Edgar Albert Guest
Capital Punishment
PROUD is the state of its millions of men,And proud is the state of its name;In its borders are masters of brush and of pen,And wide as the world is..
© Edgar Albert Guest
A Prayer
God grant me kindly thoughtAnd patience through the day,And in the things I've wroughtLet no man living sayThat hate's grim mark has stainedWhat..
© Edgar Albert Guest