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").
When It's Bad To Forget
DID you ever meet a brother as you hurried on your wayAnd invite him up to dinner, and his wife;Did you ever keep him standing until he had named the..
© Edgar Albert Guest
The Approach Of Christmas
There's a little chap at our house that is being mighty good-Keeps the front lawn looking tidy in the way we've said he should;Doesn't leave his..
© Edgar Albert Guest
Give Me A Single Day
GIVE me a single day, I ask no moreFrom dawn to dusk, ah, that is time enoughTo reach the goal that I am striving for;There is no need of further..
© Edgar Albert Guest
The Little Home
The little house is not too smallTo shelter friends who come to call.Though low the roof and small its spaceIt holds the Lord's abounding grace,And..
© Edgar Albert Guest
Prayer For The Home
Peace, unto this house, I pray,Keep terror and despair away;Shield it from evil and let sinNever find lodging room within.May never in these walls be..
© Edgar Albert Guest
Our Little Needs
A LITTLE more of loving, a little less of pain,A little more of sunshine, a little less of rain;A little more of friendship, a little less of..
© Edgar Albert Guest
The Discovery Of A Soul
_The proof of a man is the danger test_,_That shows him up at his worst or best_.He didn't seem to care for work, he wasn't much at school.His speech..
© Edgar Albert Guest
Faces
I look into the faces of the people passing by,The glad ones and the sad ones, and the lined with misery,And I wonder why the sorrow or the twinkle..
© Edgar Albert Guest
The Reason For Work
Some struggle hard for worldly fame,Some toil to have an honored name,And some have great ambition.A few there are who strive that theyMay save the..
© Edgar Albert Guest
Autumn
The leaves are falling one by one,The Summer days are past and gone,The nights are cool and damp;The little children think it strangeAt tea-time, for..
© Edgar Albert Guest
Learn To Smile
The good Lord understood us when He taught us how to smile;He knew we couldn't stand it to be solemn all the while;He knew He'd have to shape us so..
© Edgar Albert Guest
At The Peace Table
Who shall sit at the table, then, when the termsof peace are made-The wisest men of the troubled lands in theirsilver and gold brocade?Yes, they..
© Edgar Albert Guest
The Unknown Friends
We cannot count our friends, nor sayHow many praise us day by day.Each one of us has friends that heHas yet to meet and really know,Who guard him..
© Edgar Albert Guest
From Laughter To Labor
We have wandered afar in our hunting for pleasure,We have scorned the soul's duty to gather up treasure;We have lived for our laughter and toiled for..
© Edgar Albert Guest
Christmas, 1918
They give their all, this Christmastide, that peace on earth shall reign;Upon the snows of Flanders now, brave blood has left its stain;With ribbons..
© Edgar Albert Guest
The Lonely Garden
I WONDER what the trees will say,The trees that used to share his play,An' knew him as the little ladWho used to wander with his dad.They've watched..
© Edgar Albert Guest
The Homes Of Joy
I LIKE the homes where a Teddy BearMonopolizes the best arm chair,Where the sofa a rag doll occupiesAnd a train of cars in the corner lies;For those..
© Edgar Albert Guest
The Home-Wrecker
MISCHIEVOUS and full of fun,Eyes that sparkle like the sun;Mouth that's always in a smile,Hands in trouble all the while.Tugging this and tugging..
© Edgar Albert Guest
The Harder Part
It's mighty hard for Mother—I am busy through the dayAnd the tasks of every morning keep the gloomy thoughts away,And I'm not forever meeting with a..
© Edgar Albert Guest
Unchangeable Mother
Mothers never change, I guess,In their tender thoughtfulness.Makes no difference that you growUp to forty years or so,Once you cough, you'll find..
© Edgar Albert Guest
The Kindly Neighbor
I have a kindly neighbor, one who standsBeside my gate and chats with me awhile,Gives me the glory of his radiant smileAnd comes at times to help..
© Edgar Albert Guest
The Workman's Dream
To-day it's dirt and dust and steam,To-morrow it will be the same,And through it all the soul must dreamAnd try to play a manly game;Dirt, dust and..
© Edgar Albert Guest
Service
I have no wealth of gold to give away,But I can pledge to worthy causes these:I'll give my strength, my days and hours of ease,My finest thought and..
© Edgar Albert Guest
The Things They Mustn'T Touch
Been down to the art museum an' looked at a thousand things,The bodies of ancient mummies an' the treasures of ancient kings,An' some of the walls..
© Edgar Albert Guest
A Warm House And A Ruddy Fire
A warm house and a ruddy fire,To what more can man aspire?Eyes that shine with love aglow,Is there more for man to know?Whether home be rich or..
© Edgar Albert Guest