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").
Brothers All
Under the toiler's grimy shirt,Under the sweat and the grease and dirt,Under the rough outside you view,Is a man who thinks and feels as you.Go talk..
© Edgar Albert Guest
The Pup
He tore the curtains yesterday,And scratched the paper on the wall;Ma's rubbers, too, have gone astray—She says she left them in the hall;He tugged..
© Edgar Albert Guest
To A Young Man
The great were once as you.They whom men magnify to-dayOnce groped and blundered on life's way,Were fearful of themselves, and thoughtBy magic was..
© Edgar Albert Guest
The Cookie-Lady
She is gentle, kind and fair,And there's silver in her hair;She has known the touch of sorrow,But the smile of her is sweet;And sometimes it seems to..
© Edgar Albert Guest
With Dog And Gun
Out in the woods with a dog an' gunIs my idea of a real day's fun.'Tain't the birds that I'm out to killThat furnish me with the finest thrill,'Cause..
© Edgar Albert Guest
Selling The Old Home
The little house has grown too small, or rather we have grownToo big to dwell within the walls where all our joys were known.And so, obedient to the..
© Edgar Albert Guest
The Willing Horse
I'd rather be the willing horse that people ride to deathThan be the proud and haughty steed that children dare not touch;I'd rather haul a merry..
© Edgar Albert Guest
September
SEPTEMBER with her brushes dipped in dazzling red and goldNow comes to paint the valleys and the hills;And we forget completely that the year is..
© Edgar Albert Guest
Ma An' Me
There've been times we'd disagreeSomethin' awful, Ma an' me;Times when I would bang the doorNever to come back no more,An' go stompin' down the..
© Edgar Albert Guest
Little Miss Laugh-A-Lot
LITTLE Miss Laugh-a-Lot,Saucy the way you've got,Dancing with glee are the bright eyes of you;Lips like the red, red rose,Cunning, your little..
© Edgar Albert Guest
First Name Friends
Though some may yearn for titles great, and seek the frills of fame,I do not care to have an extra handle to my name.I am not hungry for the pomp of..
© Edgar Albert Guest
Dr. Johnson's Picture Cow
Got a sliver in my handAn' it hurt t' beat the band,An' got white around it, too;Then the first thing that I knewIt was all swelled up, an' PaSaid:..
© Edgar Albert Guest
A Greeting
IF every day of yours were fineAnd every sky of yours were blue,You couldn't know such joy of mine,The joy o' being friend to you.You've brushed away..
© Edgar Albert Guest
Independence Day
WHAT does it all mean anyway,Noise of cannon and boom of gun,Deafening, colorful fire displayStarting in with the rising sun?Ah, it means that this..
© Edgar Albert Guest
Cleaning The Furnace
Last night Pa said to Ma: 'My dear, it's gettin' on to fall,It's time I did a little job I do not like at all.I wisht 'at I was rich enough to hire a..
© Edgar Albert Guest
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