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 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..
© Edgar Albert Guest
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
Lemon Pie
The world is full of gladness,There are joys of many kinds,There's a cure for every sadness,That each troubled mortal finds.And my little cares grow..
© Edgar Albert Guest
A Patriotic Creed
To serve my country day by dayAt any humble post I may;To honor and respect her flag,To live the traits of which I brag;To be American in deedAs well..
© Edgar Albert Guest
On Being Broke
Don't mind being broke at all,When I can say that what I hadWas spent for toys for kiddies smallAnd that the spending made 'em glad.I don't regret..
© Edgar Albert Guest
Life's Tests
If never a sorrow came to us,and never a care we knew;If every hope were realized,and every dream came true;If only joy were found on earth,and no..
© Edgar Albert Guest
What I Call Living
The miser thinks he's living when he's hoarding up his gold;The soldier calls it living when he's doing something bold;The sailor thinks it living to..
© Edgar Albert Guest
The Inn-Keeper Makes Excuses
'Oh, if only I had known!'Said the keeper of the inn.'But no hint to me was shown,And I didn't let them in.'Yes, a star gleamed overhead,But I..
© Edgar Albert Guest
My Religion
My religion's lovin' God, who made us, one and all,Who marks, no matter where it be, the humble sparrow's fall;An' my religion's servin' Him the very..
© Edgar Albert Guest
Since I Have Done My Best
SINCE I have done my best, I doNot fear the outcome; here I standPrepared for judgment when men viewThe labor of my heart and hand.If good, then..
© Edgar Albert Guest
A Good Name
Men talk too much of gold and fame,And not enough about a name;And yet a good name's better farThan all earth's glistening jewels are.Who holds his..
© Edgar Albert Guest
If This Were All
If this were all of life we'll know,If this brief space of breathWere all there is to human toil,If death were really death,And never should the soul..
© Edgar Albert Guest
Consolation
SO YOU 'RE sobbin' in the night time, an' you 're sighin' through the day,An' your heart is ever callin' for the loved one gone away;An' you're..
© Edgar Albert Guest
The Song Of Loved Ones
The father toils at his work all day,And he hums this song as he plods away:'Heigho! for the mother and babe of threeWho watch at the window each..
© Edgar Albert Guest
Life And Hereafter
NOT over there do I awaitReward for patience here below,Not over there at Heaven's gateIs all the joy that I shall know;Not for the joys to be am..
© Edgar Albert Guest
For The Living
IF you like a brother here,Tell him so;If you hold his friendship dear,Let him know;All the roses that you spreadOn his bier when he is deadAre not..
© Edgar Albert Guest
When My Ship Comes In
You shall have satin and silk to wear,When my ship comes in;And jewels to shine in your raven hair,When my ship comes in.Oh, the path is dreary..
© Edgar Albert Guest
The Panama Canal
ABOVE it flies the flag we love,Within it is the blood we gave;It stands a part and portion ofThe courage that once freed the slave.The strength that..
© Edgar Albert Guest
The Green Of Michigan
I'VE seen the Rockies in the west,I've seen the canyons wild and grim,I've seen the prairies golden dressed,And California's hedges prim.I've seen..
© Edgar Albert Guest
The Lost Purse
I remember the excitement and the terrible alarmThat worried everybody when William broke his arm;An' how frantic Pa and Ma got only jes' the other..
© Edgar Albert Guest
When Father Shook The Stove
'Twas not so many years ago,Say, twenty-two or three,When zero weather or belowHeld many a thrill for me.Then in my icy room I sleptA youngster's..
© Edgar Albert Guest
The Departed
IF no one ever went ahead,If we had seen no friend departAnd mourned him for a while as dead,How great would be our fear to start.If no one for us..
© Edgar Albert Guest