Edgar Albert Guest Poems

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111.
Father's Chore

My Pa can hit his thumbnail with a hammer and keep still;
He can cut himself while shaving an' not swear;
If a ladder slips beneath him an' he gets a nasty spill
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112.
Off To School

IT doesn't seem a year ago that I was tumbling out of bed,
The icy steps that lead below at 1 a.m., barefoot, to tread,
And puttering round the kitchen stove, while chills ran up and down my form
As I stood there and waited for her bottled dinner to get warm;
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113.
Hard Work

One day, in ages dark and dim,
A toiler, weary, worn and faint,
Who found his task too much for him,
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114.
Being Brave At Night

The other night 'bout two o'clock, or maybe it was three,
An elephant with shining tusks came chasing after me.
His trunk was wavin' in the air an' spoutin' jets of steam
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115.
Do Your All

'Do your bit!' How cheap and trite
Seems that phrase in such a fight!
'Do your bit!' That cry recall,
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116.
True Nobility

Who does his task from day to day
And meets whatever comes his way,
Believing God has willed it so.
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117.
A Prayer

God grant me kindly thought
And patience through the day,
And in the things I've wrought
Let no man living say
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118.
Capital Punishment

PROUD is the state of its millions of men,
And proud is the state of its name;
In its borders are masters of brush and of pen,
And wide as the world is its fame.
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119.
When We Were Kids

WHEN we wuz kids together, an' we didn't have a care,
In the lazy days of summer, when our feet wuz allus bare,
When a hat warn't necessary, an' a necktie in the way,
An' there warn't a blessed thing t' do but scamper off an' play;
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120.
Gardening

GARDENING is hardening
In every way you view it;
It makes a fellow hustle,
And it strengthens every muscle;
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