Poems by Edgar Albert Guest
The Stick-Together Families
... There you find the gladdest play-ground, there the happiest spot to live ...
The Chaplain
... 'Cause he held the boy's hand tighter, and he smiled and whispered low, ...
The Weaver
... Am I working with gray threads of gloom ...
The Ballad Of The New Arrival
... Pinning blankets, long dresses, boot-ees ...
The Approach Of Christmas
... But besides him there's a grown-up who has learned life's bitter truth, ...
The Blue Flannel Shirt
... You can brag all you like of your fashions, ...
Your Caddie And You
... And your caddie's quick to sense it if you're made of proper stuff ...
The Bumps And Bruises Doctor
... When they face life's real troubles ...
The Little Velvet Suit
... An' she straightened out my stockings, so that not a crease would show ...
Charms
... But there 's nothing so sweet on this earth, I swear, ...
Bigger Than His Dad
... But I sometimes start to choking when I think of him at night-- ...
To The Failures
... You strive once more to reach the goal, ...
The Chip On Your Shoulder
... When with rage now you bristle you'll smile or you'll whistle, ...
An Ode To Nellie
... I've sung about your wealth of hair, and praised your eyes, so soft and blue, ...
The Cheat
... Which would have cheered his troubled days ...
