Edgar Albert Guest Poems (937 Poems)
Baby’s Got A Tooth (Edgar Albert Guest Poems)
The telephone rang in my office to-day, as it often has tinkled before. I turned in my chair in a half-grouchy way, for a … Continue reading
The Change-Worker (Edgar Albert Guest Poems)
A feller don’t start in to think of himself, an’ the part that he’s playin’ down here,When there’s nobody lookin’ to him fer support, an’ he don’t give a thought to next year.His faults don’t seem big an’ … Continue reading
Runner McGee: (Who Had “Return if Possible” Orders) (Edgar Albert Guest Poems)
YOU’VE heard a good deal of the telephone wires,” He said as we sat at our ease,And talked of the struggle that’s taking men’s lives In these terrible days o’er the seas,“But I’ve been through the thick … Continue reading
The Lay For The Troubled Golfer (Edgar Albert Guest Poems)
His eye was wild and his face was taut with anger and hate and rage, And the things he muttered were much too strong for the ink of the printed page. … Continue reading
When Father Played Baseball (Edgar Albert Guest Poems)
The smell of arnica is strong, And mother’s time is spentIn rubbing father’s arms and back With burning liniment.The house is like a druggist’s shop; Strong odors fill the hall,And day and night we hear him groan, … Continue reading
If Only I Were Santa Claus (Edgar Albert Guest Poems)
If only I were Santa Claus and you were still a boy, I’d find the chimney to your heart and fill it full of joy ; On Christmas Eve when all was still and you were fast asleep Much like … Continue reading
Story-Time (Edgar Albert Guest Poems)
“TELL us a story,” comes the cry From little lips when nights are cold, And in the grate the flames leap high. “Tell us a tale … Continue reading
A Breach Of Friendship (Edgar Albert Guest Poems)
‘TIS friendship’s test to guard the name Of him you love from all attack, As you are to his face, the same To be when you’re behind his back. Now good old loyal Jimmy Green, A traitor to you have … Continue reading
James Whitcomb Riley (Edgar Albert Guest Poems)
There must be great rejoicin’ on the Golden Shore to-day, An’ the big an’ little angels must be feelin’ mighty gay: Could we look beyond the curtain now I fancy we should see Old Aunt Mary waitin’, … Continue reading
To A Lady Knitting (Edgar Albert Guest Poems)
Little woman, hourly sitting, Something for a soldier knitting, What in fancy can you see? Many pictures come to me Through the stitch that now you’re making: I behold a bullet breaking; I can … Continue reading
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