Edgar Albert Guest Poems

When he was only nine months old,
And plump and round and pink of cheek,
A joy to tickle and to hold,
Before he'd even learned to speak,
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Ma says no, it's too much care
An' it will scatter germs an' hair,
An' it's a nuisance through and through.
An' barks when you don't want it to;
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When day is done and the night slips down,
And I've turned my back on the busy town,
And come once more to the welcome gate
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IT 'S a wonderful world when you sum it all up,
And we ought to be glad we are in it;
The fellow who drinks from old Misery's cup
Gets the goblet of joy the next minute.
In a wonderful way
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Jes' the sort o' weather and jes' the sort of sky
Which seem to suit my fancy, with the white clouds driftin' by
On a sea o' smooth blue water. Oh, I ain't an egotist,
With an 'I' in all my thinkin', but I'm willin' to insist
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Here's our story, page by page,
Happy youth and middle-age,
Smile and tear-drop, weal and woe
Such as all who live must know-
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You are the fellow that has to decide
Whether you'll do it or toss it aside.
You are the fellow who makes up your mind
Whether you'll lead or will linger behind
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One never knows
How far a word of kindness goes;
One never sees
How far a smile of friendship flees.
Down, through the years,
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You think that the failures are many,
You think the successes are few,
But you judge by the rule of the penny,
And not by the good that men do.
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'How much do babies cost?' said he
The other night upon my knee;
And then I said: 'They cost a lot;
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