English Poetry. Edgar Albert Guest. Sacrifice. Эдгар Альберт Гест.

Edgar Albert Guest (Эдгар Альберт Гест)

Sacrifice

When he has more than he can eat
To feed a stranger's not a feat.

When he has more than he can spend
It isn't hard to give or lend.

Who gives but what he'll never miss
Will never know what giving is.

He'll win few praises from his Lord
Who does but what he can afford.

The widow's mite to heaven went
Because real sacrifice it meant.

Edgar Albert Guest’s other poems:

1. The Truth about Envy
2. The Handy Man
3. To the Humble
4. When Nellies’ on the Job
5. When Mother Cooked with Wood

Poems of other poets with the same name (Стихотворения других поэтов с таким же названием):

Robert Service (Роберт Сервис) Sacrifice (“I gave an eye to save from night”)

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