Edgar Albert Guest Poems

I wonder if he'll stop to think,
When the long years have traveled by,
Who heard his plea: 'I want a drink!'
Who was the first to hear him cry?
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Sunshine and shadow and laughter and tears,
These are forever the paints of the years,
Splashed on the canvas of life day by day,
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Life is a jest;
Take the delight of it.
Laughter is best;
Sing through the night of it.
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I might have been rich if I'd wanted the gold instead of the friendships
I've made.
I might have had fame if I'd sought for renown in the hours when I
purposely played.
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I have known the green trees and the skies overhead
And the blossoms of spring and the fragrance they shed;
I have known the blue sea, and the mountains afar
And the song of the pines and the light of a star;
And should I pass now, I could say with a smile
That my pilgrimage here has been well worth my while.
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Love
Truth went forth on a search one day
I For the source of love that he might say
He had found its depth and its breadth for aye.
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I do not ask a store of wealth,
Nor special gift of power;
I hope always for strength and health
To brave each troubled hour.
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He came down the stairs on the laughter-filled grill
Where patriots were eating and drinking their fill,
The tap of his crutch on the marble of white
Caught my ear as I sat all alone there that night.
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You can learn a lot from boys
By the way they use their toys;
Some are selfish in their care,
Never very glad to share
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Figure it out for yourself, my lad,
You're all that the greatest of men have had,
Two arms, two hands, two legs, two eyes,
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