A Heap O' Livin' by Edgar A. (Edgar Albert) Guest
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Some way for them to show their worth;
Each day shall bring its problems new. And men shall dream of mightier deeds Than ever have been done before: There always shall be human needs For men to work and struggle for. THE SORROW TUGS There's a lot of joy in the smiling world, there's plenty of morning sun, And laughter and songs and dances, too, when- ever the day's work's done; Full many an hour is a shining one, when viewed by itself apart, But the golden threads in the warp of life are the sorrow tugs at your heart. Oh, the fun is froth and it blows away, and many a joy's forgot, And the pleasures come and the pleasures go, and memory holds them not; But treasured ever you keep the pain that causes your tears to start, For the sweetest hours are the ones that bring the sorrow tugs at your heart. The lump in your throat and the little sigh when your baby trudged away |
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