Edgar Albert Guest Father Poems

Lord, make me tolerant and wise;
Incline my ears to hear him through;
Let him not stand with downcast eyes,
Fearing to trust me and be true.
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My father knows the proper way
The nation should be run;
He tells us children every day
Just what should now be done.
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I follow a famous father,
His honor is mine to wear;
He gave me a name that was free from shame,
A name he was proud to bear.
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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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Used to wonder just why father
Never had much time for play,
Used to wonder why he'd rather
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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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I don't know what they'll put him at, or what
his post may be;
I cannot guess the task that waits for him across
the sea,
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'Twas not so many years ago,
Say, twenty-two or three,
When zero weather or below
Held many a thrill for me.
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Lord, make me tolerant and wise;
Incline my ears to hear him through;
Let him not stand with downcast eyes,
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The smell of arnica is strong,
And mother's time is spent
In rubbing father's arms and back
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Because I am his father, they
Expect me to put grief away;
Because I am a man, and rough
And sometimes short of speech and gruff,
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What do I want my boy to be?
Oft is the question asked of me,
And oft I ask it of myself-
What corner, niche or post or shelf
In the great hall of life would I
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We've never seen the Father here, but we have known the Son,
The finest type of manhood since the world was first begun.
And, summing up the works of God, I write with reverent pen,
The greatest is the Son He sent to cheer the lives of men.
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I can't help thinkin' o' the lad!
Here's summer bringin' trees to fruit,
An' every bush with roses clad,
An' nature in her finest suit,
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My father knows the proper way
The nation should be run;
He tells us children every day
Just what should now be done.
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I follow a famous father,
His honor is mine to wear;
He gave me a name that was free from shame,
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