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 Path That Leads To Home
The little path that leads to home,That is the road for me,I know no finer path to roam,With finer sights to see.With thoroughfares the world is..
© Edgar Albert Guest
My Creed
To live as gently as I can;To be, no matter where, a man;To take what comes of good or illAnd cling to faith and honor still;To do my best, and let..
© Edgar Albert Guest
Raisin Pie
There's a heap of pent-up goodnessin the yellow bantam corn,And I sort o' like to lingerround a berry patch at morn;Oh, the Lord has set our..
© Edgar Albert Guest
Henry Ford's Offhand Way
Speaking of Henry Ford's purchase of a million dollars' worth of city bonds, Controller Engel said; 'He talked about buying those bonds exactly as I..
© Edgar Albert Guest
Father
Used to wonder just why fatherNever had much time for play,Used to wonder why he'd ratherWork each minute of the day.Used to wonder why he..
© Edgar Albert Guest
The Doctor
I don't see why Pa likes him so,And seems so glad to have him come;He jabs my ribs and wants to knowIf here and there it's hurting some.He holds my..
© Edgar Albert Guest
Father And Son
Be more than his dad,Be a chum to the lad;Be a part of his lifeEvery hour of the day;Find time to talk with him,Take time to walk with him,Share in..
© Edgar Albert Guest
A Vow
I might not ever scale the mountain heightsWhere all the great men stand in glory now;I may not ever gain the world's delightsOr win a wreath of..
© Edgar Albert Guest
Laughter
Laughter sort o' settles breakfast better than digestive pills;Found it, somehow in my travels, cure for every sort of ills;When the hired help have..
© Edgar Albert Guest
Fishing Reasons
Fish can be bought in the market place,So it isn't the fish I'm after.I want to get free from the care-drawn faceAnd back to an honest laughter,I..
© Edgar Albert Guest
Bravery
The brave man journeys straight ahead;The coward goesAlong his way in constant dreadHe'll meet a friend in need, ahead,Or one he owes.
© Edgar Albert Guest
The First Rule Of Golf
(In which Ye Ed attempts the millionaire's game and obeys the first rule of golf, which is to put back the turf.)We stood at the tee and the driver..
© Edgar Albert Guest
My Big Brother
My big brother will git you fer that,He'll shine up your eye and he'll step on your hat:You'd better watch out in the mornin', for heWill be lookin'..
© Edgar Albert Guest
Golf Pride
As a golfer I'm not one who cops the money,I shall always be a member of the dubs;There are times my style is positively funny,I am awkward in my..
© Edgar Albert Guest
The Lay For The Troubled Golfer
His eye was wild and his face was taut with anger and hate and rage,And the things he muttered were much too strong for the ink of the printed page...
© Edgar Albert Guest
When You Know A Fellow
When you get to know a fellow, know his joys and know his cares,When you've come to understand him and the burdens that he bears,When you've learned..
© Edgar Albert Guest
Battle Of Belleau Wood
IT was thick with Prussian troopers, it was foul with German guns;Every tree that cast a shadow was a sheltering place for Huns.Death was guarding..
© Edgar Albert Guest
Only A Dad
Only a dad, with a tired face,Coming home from the daily race,Bringing little of gold or fame,To show how well he has played the game,But glad in his..
© Edgar Albert Guest
The Proof Of Worth
Though victory's proof of the skill you possess,Defeat is the proof of your grit;A weakling can smile in his days of success,But at trouble's first..
© Edgar Albert Guest
Your Country Needs You
The country needs a man like you,It has a task for you to do.It has a job for you to face.Somewhere for you it has a place.Not all the slackers dodge..
© Edgar Albert Guest
Heroes
There are different kinds of heroes, there are some you hear about.They get their pictures printed, and their names the newsboys shout;There are..
© Edgar Albert Guest
Tomorrow
He was going to be all that a mortal should beTomorrow.No one should be kinder or braver than heTomorrow.A friend who was troubled and weary he..
© Edgar Albert Guest
A Successful Dad
OTHERS may laugh at my feeble endeavorTo capture life's prizes, and others may sneer;The whole world may loudly declare I shall neverBe worthy the..
© Edgar Albert Guest
Success And Failure
I do not think all failure's undeserved,And all success is merely someone's luck;Some men are down because they were unnerved,And some are up because..
© Edgar Albert Guest
Not A Money Debt
YOU can't pay back in dollars what your father does for you,You can't repay in kindness all the tenderness he shows;You little know the perils he has..
© Edgar Albert Guest