The Doubtful To-Morrow
Whenever I walk through God’s Acres of Dead I wonder how often the mute voices said : ” I will do a kind deed or will lighten a sorrow Or rise to a sacrifice splendid to-morrow.” I wonder how many...
View ArticleTommy Atkins’ Way
He was battle-scarred and ugly with the marks of shot and shell, And we knew that British Tommy had a stirring tale to tell, So we asked him where he got it and what dis arranged his face, And he...
View ArticleThe Right Family
With time our notions allus change, An’ years make old idees seem strange Take Mary there time was when she Thought one child made a family, An’ when our eldest, Jim, was born She used to say, both...
View ArticleA Lesson from Golf
He couldn’t use his driver any better on the tee Than the chap that he was licking, who just happened to be me ; I could hit them with a brassie just as straight and just as far, But I...
View ArticleFather’s Chore
My Pa can hit his thumbnail with a hammer and keep still; He can cut himself while shaving an’ not swear ; If a ladder slips beneath him an’ he gets a nasty spill He can smile as though he...
View ArticleThe March o’ Man
Down to work o’ mornings, an’ back to home at nights, Down to hours o’ labor, an’ home to sweet delights ; Down to care an’ trouble, an’ home to love an’ rest, With every day a good one, an’...
View ArticlePoem List ~ Over Here (war Time Rhymes) by Edgar Guest
A Battle Prayer A Christmas Greeting A Creed A Father’s Prayer A Father’s Thoughts A Father’s Tribute A Good Soldier A Patriot A Patriotic Creed A Plea A Prayer, 1918 America April Thoughts As It Looks...
View ArticleAll That Matters ~ Poems by Edgar Guest
“God Made This Day For Me†“Mother And The Baby ” A WARM HOUSE ACCOMPLISHED CARE AFRAID OF HIS DAD ALL THAT MATTERS All That Matters ~ Poems by Edgar Guest BREAD AND GRAVY BULB PLANTING TIME...
View ArticleThe Path to Home ~ Edgar Guest Poems
“It’s a Boy!” A Boy at Christmas A Choice A Convalescin’ Woman A Good Name A Lesson from Golf Along the Paths o’ Glory An Apple Tree in France An Old-Fashioned Welcome At Dawn At the Peace Table Aunty...
View ArticleWhen Day is Done – Edgar Guest Poems
A BEAR STORY A FRIEND’S GREETING A LITTLE BRASS TAG A MAN A PRAYER A REAL MAN A TOAST TO HAPPINESS A WISH AN EASY WORLD ANSWERING HIM AS FALL THE LEAVES AT BREAKFAST TIME AT SUGAR CAMP AT THE...
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