The Choir At Pixley (Edgar Albert Guest Poems)
The choir we had in Pixley wasn't much for looks an' styles, But today if I could hear it I ...
The choir we had in Pixley wasn't much for looks an' styles, But today if I could hear it I ...
IN parting from a dear old friend for months, perhaps, or years, There's bound to be some bitter sobs, an' ...
Mine is a song of hope For the days that lie before; For the grander ...
Some are eager to be famous, some are striving to be great, Some are toiling to be leaders of ...
Listen to the laughter of the brook that's racin' by! Listen to the chatter of the black-birds on ...
Some day, says Ma, "I'm goin' to getA party dress all trimmed with jet,An' hire a seamstress in, an' sheIs ...
There never was a family without its homely man,With legs a little longer than the ordinary plan,An' a shock of ...
When an apple tree is ready for the world to come and eat, There isn't any structure ...
He spent what he made, or he gave it away,Tried to save money, and would for a day,Started a bank-account ...
Here we are, Britain! the finest and best of us Taking our coats off and rolling our sleeves, ...
We're queer folks here. We'll talk about the weather, The good times we have had together,The good times ...
When I was but a little lad I always liked to ride,No matter what the rig we had, right by ...
I SING the family party that once we used to know, The old time family parties we gave so long ...
This I heard the Old Flag say As I passed it yesterday: "Months ago your friendly hands ...
No war is won by cannon fire alone; The soldier bears the grim and dreary role; He ...
We were speakin' of excitement, an' the hair upliftin' thrills That sorter dot life's landscape, like the bill board ads. ...
The little church of Long Ago, where as a boy I satWith mother in the family pew and fumbled with ...
You may brag about your breakfast foods you eat at break of day,Your crisp, delightful shavings and your stack of ...
The roads of happiness are not The selfish roads of pleasure seeking, Where cheeks ...
I remember the excitement and the terrible alarmThat worried everybody when William broke his arm;An' how frantic Pa and Ma ...
We were sittin' there, and smokin' of our pipes, discussin' thingsLike taxes, votes for wimmin, an' the totterin' ...
It's tough when you are homesick in a strange and distant place; It's anguish when you're hungry for ...
Some folks there be who seem to need excitement fast and furious,An' reckon all the joys that have no thrill ...
FULL many a flag the breeze has kissed;Through ages long the morning sun Has risen over the early mistThe flags ...
When you were just our little boy, on many a night we crept Unto your cot and watched o'er ...
Some have the gift of song and some possess the gift of silver speech,Some have the gift of leadership and ...
You think that the failures are many, You think the successes are few,But you judge by the rule of ...
His comrades have enlisted, but his mother bids him stay, His soul is sick with coward shame, his head ...
God has been good to men. He gaveHis Only Son their souls to save,And then he made a second gift,Which ...
There is too much of sighing, and weaving Of pitiful tales of despair.There is too much of wailing and ...
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