Poem: “An Easy World” by Edgar A. Guest

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American Literature – American Poetry – Edgar A. Guest – Poems by Edgar A. Guest – A Heap o’ Livin’
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An Easy World

  It’s an easy world to live in if you choose to
      make it so;
  You never need to suffer, save the griefs that
      all must know;
  If you’ll stay upon the level and will do the
      best you can
  You will never lack the friendship of a kindly
      fellow man.

  Life’s an easy road to travel if you’ll only walk
      it straight;
  When the clouds begin to gather and your hopes
      begin to fade,
  If you’ve only toiled in honor you won’t have
      to call for aid.

  But if you’ve bartered friendship and the faith
      on which it rests
  For a temporary winning; if you’ve cheated in
      the tests,
  If with promises you’ve broken, you have chilled
      the hearts of men;
  It is vain to look for friendship for it will not
      come again.

  Oh, the world is full of kindness, thronged with
      men who want to be
  Of some service to their neighbors and they’ll
      run to you or me
  When we’re needing their assistance if we’ve
      lived upon the square,
  But they’ll spurn us in our trouble if we’ve
      always been unfair.

  It’s an easy world to live in; all you really need
      to do
  Is the decent thing and proper and then friends
      will flock to you;
  But let dishonor trail you and some stormy day
      you’ll find
  To your heart’s supremest sorrow that you’ve
      made the world unkind.

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