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").
Love
LoveTruth went forth on a search one dayI For the source of love that he might sayHe had found its depth and its breadth for aye.He met a miser, bent..
© Edgar Albert Guest
Satisfied With Life
I have known the green trees and the skies overheadAnd the blossoms of spring and the fragrance they shed;I have known the blue sea, and the..
© Edgar Albert Guest
Looking Back
I might have been rich if I'd wanted the gold instead of the friendshipsI've made.I might have had fame if I'd sought for renown in the hours when..
© Edgar Albert Guest
Names And Faces
I do not ask a store of wealth,Nor special gift of power;I hope always for strength and healthTo brave each troubled hour.But life would be..
© Edgar Albert Guest
Life
Life is a jest;Take the delight of it.Laughter is best;Sing through the night of it.Swiftly the tearAnd the hurt and the ache of itFind us down..
© Edgar Albert Guest
Motherhood
I wonder if he'll stop to think,When the long years have traveled by,Who heard his plea: 'I want a drink!'Who was the first to hear him cry?I wonder..
© Edgar Albert Guest
What We Need
We were settin' there an' smokin' of our pipes, discussin' things,Like licker, votes for wimmin, an' the totterin'thrones o' kings,When he ups an'..
© Edgar Albert Guest
Life's Canvas
Sunshine and shadow and laughter and tears,These are forever the paints of the years,Splashed on the canvas of life day by day,We are the artists..
© Edgar Albert Guest
When Father Played Baseball
The smell of arnica is strong,And mother's time is spentIn rubbing father's arms and backWith burning liniment.The house is like a druggist's..
© Edgar Albert Guest
Show The Flag
Show the flag and let it waveAs a symbol of the braveLet it float upon the breezeAs a sign for each who seesThat beneath it, where it rides,Loyalty..
© Edgar Albert Guest
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