Poems by Edgar Albert Guest
The Children
... They bring the bitterest cares we know, their mothers' sharpest pain, ...
Mans Experience
... To care for his loved ones ...
The Gift Of Play
... care, Have kept the power to laugh and sing and in youth's fellowship to share ...
When My Ship Comes In
... For the love you've given and the faith you've shown, ...
He Earned His Way
... But though the way at times seemed long ...
A Pat On The Back
... Be a man, There's a fellow back there who believes that you can ...
Answering The Grumblers
... They're whisperin', whisperin': "Soon we'll ...
Life's Tests
... We'd yearn for tests to prove our worth ...
The Price Of Joy
... You don't recall the dreary days when all your skies are blue ...
Good Books
... And though for them you've ceased to care ...
The Simple Things
... And face the tasks which every morning brings ...
The Sorrow Tugs
... And the big still house when the boy and girl, ...
The Little Hurts
... And he'll do his best to make all things right ...
How Do You Tackle Your Work?
... It's all in the start that you make, young man: ...
My Plan
... When I've been broke, which has oft occurred, ...