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Edgar Guest - FatherEdgar Guest - Father
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Used to wonder just why father Never had much time for play, Used to wonder why he`d rather Work each minute of the day. Used to wonder why he never Loafed along the road an` shirked; Can`t recall a time whenever Father played while others worked. Father didn`t dress in fashion, Sort of hated clothing new; Style with him was not a passion; He had other things in view. Boys are blind to much that`s going On about `em day by day, And I had no way of knowing What became of father`s pay. All I knew was when I needed Shoes I got `em on the spot; Everything for which I pleaded, Somehow, father always got. Wondered, season after season, Why he never took a rest, And that I might be the reason Then I never even guessed. Father set a store on knowledge; If he`d lived to have his way He`d have sent me off to college And the bills been glad to pay. That, I know, was his ambition: Now and then he used to say He`d have done his earthly mission On my graduation day. Saw his cheeks were getting paler, Didn`t understand just why; Saw his body growing frailer, Then at last I saw him die. Rest had come! His tasks were ended, Calm was written on his brow; Father`s life was big and splendid, And I understand it now.
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