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FRIENDS by EDGAR ALBERT GUEST

Poet Analysis

First Line: AIN'T IT FINE WHEN THINGS ARE GOING
Last Line: SMILES AN' PRAISES MORE AN' MORE.
Subject(s): FRIENDSHIP;

Ain't it fine when things are going
Topsy-turvy and askew
To discover someone showing
Good old-fashioned faith in you?

Ain't it good when life seems dreary
And your hopes about to end,
Just to feel the handclasp cheery
Of a fine old loyal friend?

Gosh! one fellow to another
Means a lot from day to day,
Seems we're living for each other
In a friendly sort of way.

When a smile or cheerful greetin'
Means so much to fellows sore,
Seems we ought to keep repeatin'
Smiles an' praises more an' more.



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