Edgar Albert Guest Poems

Be more than his dad,
Be a chum to the lad;
Be a part of his life
Every hour of the day;
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My Pa says that he used to be
A bright boy in geography;
An' when he went to school he knew
The rivers an' the mountains, too,
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Used to wonder just why father
Never had much time for play,
Used to wonder why he'd rather
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Speaking of Henry Ford's purchase of a million dollars' worth of city bonds, Controller Engel said; 'He talked about buying those bonds exactly as I would talk about buying a sack of peanuts.' — News item.
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There's a heap of pent-up goodness
in the yellow bantam corn,
And I sort o' like to linger
round a berry patch at morn;
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To live as gently as I can;
To be, no matter where, a man;
To take what comes of good or ill
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The little path that leads to home,
That is the road for me,
I know no finer path to roam,
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Mother for me made excuses
When I was a little lad;
Found some reason for my conduct
When it had been very bad.
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Can't is the worst word that's written or spoken;
Doing more harm here than slander and lies;
On it is many a strong spirit broken,
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AFTER all is said and done,
After all the work and fun,
After all the sighing's over
And the laughter fades away,
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