Poems by Edgar Albert Guest
An Easy World
... Oh, the world is full of kindness, thronged with men who want to be ...
Exempt
... You've a harder task before you than the boys who're fighting for you, ...
Getting Her A Valentine
... An' showed the old man an' his gray-haired wife ...
His Santa Claus
... That filled it with the joys he craved now serve in foreign lands ...
The Time For Deeds
... We have drunk to our flag, and we've talked of the right, ...
When Pa Comes Home
... Me threw those building blocks downstairs, ...
The Women Of The Sailors
... But that their hearts are anguish-tossed-, and every thought's a fear, ...
I
... I was lame. I that would dare for fame or pelf ...
The Rewards Of Industry
... And now he owns his house and lot Too bad, that's something I've forgot, ...
The Mother's Question
... 'Fraid to death that I'd take a cold ...
Don't You Know
... H'and h'I'm 'ere on h'earth, still grinning, ...
Midnight In The Pantry
... You can boast your round of pleasures, praise the sound of popping corks, ...
The Joys Of Home
... And I'll know by their love that I am worthwhile, ...
The Lonely Garden
... They've watched him grow from year to year ...
What Ma Said
... " "If that's what you've brought home," says Ma, "you'll have to do the pickin' ...
