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").
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
The Obligation Of Friendship
You ought to be fine for the sake of the folksWho think you are fine.If others have faith in you doubly you're boundTo stick to the line.It's not..
© Edgar Albert Guest
Selfish
I am selfish in my wishin' every sort o' joy for you;I am selfish when I tell you that I'm wishin' skies o' blueBending o'er you every minute, and a..
© Edgar Albert Guest
Up To The Ceiling
Up to the ceilingAnd down to the floor,Hear him now squealingAnd calling for more.Laughing and shouting,'Away up!' he cries.Who could be doubtingThe..
© Edgar Albert Guest
Vacation Time
Vacation time! How glad it seemedWhen as a boy I sat and dreamedAbove my school books, of the funThat I should claim when toil was done;And, Oh, how..
© Edgar Albert Guest
The Average Man
MINE is a song of the average manWho has been on earth since the world began!You'll find him kind and you'll find him true,You'll find him cheerful..
© Edgar Albert Guest
All That Matters
When all that matters shall be written downAnd the long record of our years is told,Where sham, like flesh, must perish and grow cold;When the tomb..
© Edgar Albert Guest
To An Old Friend
When we have lived our little lives and wandered all their byways through,When we've seen all that we shall see and finished all that we must do,When..
© Edgar Albert Guest
Mrs. Malone And The Censor
When Mrs. Malone got a letter from PatShe started to read it aloud in her flat.'Dear Mary,' it started, 'I can't tell you much,I'm somewhere in..
© Edgar Albert Guest
Ambition
If you would rise above the throngAnd seek the crown of fame,You must do more than drift alongAnd merely play the game.Whatever path your feet may..
© Edgar Albert Guest
Endurance
YOU never hear a woman boastOf her endurance, yet I vowThe tiniest mite o' a woman hasMore courage than a man, somehow.Lor' bless me, when I hear a..
© Edgar Albert Guest
The Monument Of Kindness
We do not build our monuments in stone,The records of our life aren't cast in steel;We are forgot, if when the spirit's flownNo human hearts our..
© Edgar Albert Guest
Sittin' On The Porch
Sittin' on the porch at night when all the tasks are done,Just restin' there an' talkin', with my easy slippers on,An' my shirt band thrown wide open..
© Edgar Albert Guest
Grandma
There's a twinkle in her eye,O, so merry! O, so sly!That you never see the wrinkles in her face;She's so full of fun and playThat you never see the..
© Edgar Albert Guest
The Wrist Watch Man
He is marching dusty highways and he's riding bitter trails,His eyes are clear and shining and his muscles hard as nails.He is wearing Yankee khaki..
© Edgar Albert Guest
Friendship
You can buy, if you've got money, all you need to drink and eat,You can pay for bread and honey, and can keep your palate sweet.But when trouble..
© Edgar Albert Guest