There we ought to sprinkle favors, there we ought to sow our deeds, The pathway of the living all our strength and courage needs, We can line it deep with roses and make earth a happier place.īut we've done all mortals can do, when our prayers are softly saidįor the souls of those that travel o'er the pathway of the dead. The pathway of the living we can beautify and grace Let us travel it with kindness, let's be careful as we tread,Īnd give unto the living what we'd offer to the dead. Let us do our best to smooth it and to make it bright and fair The pathway of the living is our ever-present care. His poems still live on today due to people being able to see themselves in his poems.īelow is a collection of his poems for you to enjoy andĪ poem that is written at the beginning of his book, Breakfast Table Chat: His work has been published in many books, starting in 1909 in the book, Home Rhymes and up until 1949 in his book, Living The Years. But what has made him famous is his ability to write poetry that has inspired millions of people. Of his career, but he also worked for NBC radio broadcasting "A Guest In Your Home".
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He held many different jobs over his lifetime, working for the Detroit Free Press for the majority
He died on August 5, 1959, in Detroit, Michigan.
He relocated with his family when he was 10 years old to the United States. Guest was born in Birmingham, England on August 20, 1881. People can relate to his words as he was able to make day to day life experiences and express the challenges from an inspirational and positive perspective that people could relate to.Įdgar A. Guest poems are ones that viewed life from a positive aspect.
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