Edgar Albert Guest Work Poems

Because it rains when we wish it wouldn't,
Because men do what they often shouldn't,
Because crops fail, and plans go wrong-
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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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How do you tackle your work each day?
Are you scared of the job you find?
Do you grapple the task that comes your way
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Some struggle hard for worldly fame,
Some toil to have an honored name,
And some have great ambition.
A few there are who strive that they
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