Poems by Edgar Albert Guest
Playing The Game
... Nothing's gained by language strong ...
Little Fellow
... With your rompin' and your shoutin' an' your laughin' through the day, ...
The Girl He Left Behind
... parents are, A little quick to see the faults and petty flaws ...
Battle Of Belleau Wood
... But Uncle Sam's Marines had orders: "Drive the Boche from where they're hid ...
The Spendthrift
... I would the world more spendthrifts knew ...
The Bank Clerk
... I 'd like to read the writing on the checks rich men have signed, ...
Human Failings
... God takes up our record sheets, And sees the battles we have won, He'll want to read of our defeats ...
The Future
... " The worst some always fear ...
Forgotten Boyhood
... Which near his pretty flowers should fall, ...
Off To School
... And puttering round the kitchen stove, while chills ran up and down my form ...
When The Minister Calls
... 'At they sat up straight in their chairs at night ...
Forgetful Pa
... He scratched his head and said: "Great Scott! ...
The Proof Of Worth
... It's the way you hold out against odds that are great ...
Follow The Flag
... What though our guns must speak, ...
Since I Have Done My Best
... here I stand Prepared for judgment when men view ...
