Poems by Edgar Albert Guest
The Good Little Boy
... Liked to wash his hands an' face, ...
The Undaunted
... And the night time dropped its cover, so the stretcher boys could come-- ...
Play the Man
... Like a baby. Stand right up ...
Wisdom's Haunts
... I have looked at rough hands and at storm-weathered cheeks ...
Mothers' Excuses
... Comes and tells me that he's nervous, ...
At The Door
... " He wiped his shoes before his door, ...
A Warm House And A Ruddy Fire
... These, if perfect peace be known, ...
Little Girls
... And happy should that mortal be whom God has trusted, through the years, ...
The Notion Of Rastus
... An' since dis ole world never stops ...
The Boy Mind
... To the top of your head you will shake through and through, ...
The Vote Of Thanks
... They'll smiling bask within the shade ...
Pixley Folks
... When there warn't no style about us, one warn't richer than another, ...
The Joy Of A Dog
... An' it's a nuisance through and through ...
Bravery
... The brave man journeys straight ahead ...
The Things That Make A Soldier Great
... The little patch of ground back there, the children at their play, ...