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Peter Dale Wimbrow, Jr. comments:
"This poem written by our father in 1934, is, without doubt, his most well known work. It has touched the souls of millions of people the world over and it is with great warmth and rememberance that we present the original version just as he penned it."
The
Guy
in the Glass
When you get what you want in your struggle for pelf,
And the world makes you king for a day,
Then go to a mirror and look at yourself,
And see what that man has to say.
For it isn't your Father, or Mother, or Wife,
Who judgement upon you must pass.
The fellow whose verdict counts most in your life
Is the one staring back from the glass.
He's the fellow to please, never mind all the rest,
For he's with you clear up to the end,
And you've passed your most dangerous, difficult test
If the man in the glass is your friend.
You may be like Jack Horner and "chisel" a plum,
And think you're a wonderful guy,
But the man in the glass says you're only a bum
If you can't look him straight in the eye.
You may fool the whole world down the pathway of years,
And get pats on the back as you pass,
But your final reward will be heartaches and tears
If you've cheated the man in the glass.
by Dale Wimbrow (1934), 1895-1954
"Pelf"
Definition:
Noun: money or wealth, esp. when regarded
with contempt or acquired by reprehensible means.
TIME IN A BOTTLE
by
Jim Croce (1972)
If I could save time in a
bottle
The first thing that I'd like to
do
Is to save every day
Till Eternity
passes away
Just to spend them with
you
If I could make days last
forever
If words could make wishes come
true
I'd save every day like a treasure and
then,
Again, I would spend them with
you
But there never seems to be enough
time
To do the things you want to do
Once
you find them
I've looked around enough to
know
That you're the one I want to
go
Through time with
If I had a box
just for wishes
And dreams that had never
come true
The box would be empty
Except
for the memory
Of how they were answered by
you
But there never seems to be enough
time
To do the things you want to do
Once
you find them
I've looked around enough to
know
That you're the one I want to
go
Through time
with
"Ontogeny recapitulates phylogeny." Of this you may be sure, "The individual repeats the history of the race."
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