Edgar Albert Guest
The man who wants a garden fair,
Or small or very big,
With flowers growing here and there,
Must bend his back and dig.
The things are mighty1 few on earth,
That wishes can attain2,
Whatever we want of any worth,
We?ve got to work to gain.
It matters not what goal you seek,
Its secret here reposes3:
You?ve got to dig from week to week,
To get results or roses.