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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..

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..

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..

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..

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..

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..

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..

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..

Mother and the baby! Oh, I know no lovelier pair,For all the dreams of all the world are hovering 'round them there;And be the baby in his cot or..

He wears a long and solemn faceAnd drives the children from his place;He doesn't like to hear them shoutOr race and run and romp about,And if they..

Once there was a boy who neverTore his clothes, or hardly ever,Never made his sister mad,Never whipped fer bein' bad,Never scolded by his Ma,Never..

THE dead return. I know they do;The glad smile may have passed from view,The ringing voice that cheered us soIn that remembered long agoBe stilled..

'I had a full day in my purseWhen I arose, and now it's gone!I wonder if I can rehearseThe squandered hours, one by one,And count the minutes as I..

Argue it pro and con as you will,And flout each other with words,But the rose will bloom and the summer stillWill bring us the song of birds.How was..

As fall the leaves, so drop the daysIn silence from the tree of life;Born for a little while to blazeIn action in the heat of strife,And then to..

A table cloth that's slightly soiledWhere greasy little hands have toiled;The napkins kept in silver rings,And only ordinary thingsFrom which to eat..

I'd like to be a boy again, a care-free prince of joy again,I'd like to tread the hills and dales the way I used to do;I'd like the tattered shirt..

We all are warriors with sin. Crusading knights,we come to earthWith spotless plumes and shining shields to joustwith foes and prove our worth.The..

We've had a letter from the boy,And oh, the gladness and the joyIt brought to us! We read it o'erI'd say a dozen times or more.We laughed until the..

How fine it is at night to say:'I have not wronged a soul to-day.I have not by a word or deed,In any breast sowed anger's seed,Or caused a fellow..

No one is beat till he quits,No one is through till he stops,No matter how hard Failure hits,No matter how often he drops,A fellow's not down till he..

It's coming time for planting in that little patch of ground,Where the lad and I made merry as he followed me around;The sun is getting higher, and..

Some folks I know, when friends drop inTo visit for awhile and chin,Just lead them round the rooms and hallsAnd show them pictures on their walls,And..

Let others sing their songs of warAnd chant their hymns of splendid death,Let others praise the soldiers' waysAnd hail the cannon's flaming..

There's a lot of joy in the smiling world,there's plenty of morning sun,And laughter and songs and dances, too,when-ever the day's work's done;Full..