Edgar Albert Guest Poems

He wiped his shoes before his door,
But ere he entered he did more;
'Twas not enough to cleanse his feet
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We can be great by helping one another;
We can be loved for very simple deeds;
Who has the grateful mention of a brother
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No children in the house to play—
It must be hard to live that way!
I wonder what the people do
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Home is the place where the laughter should ring,
And man should be found at his best.
Let the cares of the day be as great as they may,
The night has been fashioned for rest.
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There never comes a lonely day but that we miss the laughing ways
Of those who used to walk with us through all our happy yesterdays.
We seldom miss the earthly great—the famous men that life has known—
But, as the years go racing by, we miss the friends we used to own.
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This is the phrase they love to say:
'Just like a man!'
You can hear it wherever you chance to stray:
'Just like a man!'
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Death crossed his threshold yesterday
And left the glad voice of his loved one dumb.
To him the living now will come
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GOD grant me these: the strength to do
Some needed service here;
The wisdom to be brave and true;
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I would not be too wise- so very wise
That I must sneer at simple songs and creeds,
And let the glare of wisdom blind my eyes
To humble people and their humble needs.
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Until she died we never knew
The beauty of our faith in God.
We'd seen the summer roses nod
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