WIST Quotations

Cooke, Edmund Vance -- “Adam”

Dave — Mon, 08 May 2017 21:35:08 +0000

The Woman tempted me — and tempts me still!
Lord god, I pray You that she ever will!

Edmund Vance Cooke (1866-1932) Canadian poet
“Adam”
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Cooke, Edmund Vance -- “Don’t Take Your Troubles to Bed”, l. 7 (1903)

Dave — Fri, 05 Dec 2014 14:29:11 +0000

You may batter your way through the thick of the fray,
You may sweat, you may swear, you may grunt;
You may be a jack-fool, if you must, but this rule
Should ever be kept at the front:–
Don’t fight with your pillow, but lay down your head
And kick every worriment out of the bed.

Edmund Vance Cooke (1866-1932) Canadian poet
“Don’t Take Your Troubles to Bed”, l. 7 (1903)

Cooke, Edmund Vance -- “Kisses Kept Are Wasted,” ll. 1-9, Little Songs for Two (1909)

Dave — Mon, 03 Jun 2024 18:50:05 +0000

Kisses kept are wasted;
Love is to be tasted.
There are some you love, I know;
Be not loath to tell them so.
Lips go dry and eyes grow wet
Waiting to be warmly met,
Keep them not in waiting yet;
Kisses kept are wasted.

Edmund Vance Cooke (1866-1932) Canadian poet
“Kisses Kept Are Wasted,” ll. 1-9, Little Songs for Two (1909)
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