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Edgar Albert Guest's Poetry, by title

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  • 'Myself'
    I have to live with myself and so
    I want to be fit for myself to know.
    23 lines, 13 comments
  • A Battle Prayer
    God of battles, be with us now:
    Guard our sons from the lead of shame,
    13 lines
  • A Boost For Modern Methods
    In some respects the old days were perhaps ahead of these,
    Before we got to wanting wealth and costly luxuries;
    19 lines, 5 comments
  • A Boy And His Dad
    A boy and his dad on a fishing trip-
      There is a glorious fellowship!
    34 lines, 3 comments
  • A Boy And His Dog
    A boy and his dog make a glorious pair:
    No better friendship is found anywhere,
    18 lines, 1 comment
  • A Boy's Tribute
    Prettiest girl I've ever seen
    Is Ma.
    40 lines, 7 comments
  • A Child Of Mine
    I will lend you, for a little time,
    A child of mine, He said.
    35 lines, 6 comments
  • A Christmas Carol
    God bless you all this Christmas Day
    And drive the cares and griefs away.
    24 lines, 1 comment
  • A Christmas Greeting
    Here's to you, little mother,
    With your boy so far away;
    34 lines
  • A Creed
    Lord let me not in service lag.
    Let me be worthy of our flag.
    12 lines
  • A Father's Thoughts
    Because I am his father, they
    Expect me to put grief away;
    52 lines
  • A Fine Sight
    I reckon the finest sight of all
    That a man can see in this world of ours
    24 lines
  • A Friend
    A friend is one who stands to share
    Your every touch of grief and care.
    16 lines, 1 comment
  • A Friends Greeting
    I'd like to be the sort of friend that you have been to me;
    I'd like to be the help that you've been always glad to be;
    16 lines
  • A Man
    A man doesn't whine at his losses,
    A man doesn't whimper and fret,
    24 lines
  • A New Baby In The House
    Something to talk about, something to do,
    Something to laugh at the whole day through,
    20 lines
  • A New Year's Plea
    Lord, let me stand in the thick of the fight,
    Let me bear what I must without whining;
    20 lines
  • A Patriot
    It's funny when a feller wants to do his little bit,
    And wants to wear a uniform and lug a soldier's kit,
    19 lines
  • A Patriotic Creed
    To serve my country day by day
    At any humble post I may;
    24 lines, 1 comment
  • A Patriotic Wish
    I'd like to be the sort of man
    the flag could boast about;
    30 lines, 1 comment
  • A Plea
    GOD grant me these:  the strength to do
    Some needed service here;
    19 lines, 1 comment
  • A Prayer, 1918
    Oh, make us worthy,
    God, we pray,
    8 lines
  • A Real Man
    Men are of two kinds, and he
    Was of the kind I'd like to be.
    46 lines
  • A Song
    None knows the day that friends must part
    None knows how near is sorrow;
    12 lines
  • A Toast To The Men
        Here's to the men! Since Adam's time
          They've always been the same;
    32 lines, 4 comments
  • A Warm Hosue and a Ruddy Fire
    A warm house and a ruddy fire,
    To what more can man aspire?
    19 lines
  • A Wish
    I'd like to be a boy again, a care-free prince of
        joy again,
    49 lines, 3 comments
  • About Boys
    Show me the boy who never threw
        A stone at someone's cat;
    15 lines, 3 comments
  • Accomplished Care
    All things grow lovely in a little while,
    The brush of memory paints a canvas fair;
    15 lines
  • Afraid Of His Dad
    Bill Jones, who goes to school with me,
    Is the saddest boy I ever see.
    42 lines
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