"Have You Earned Your Tomorrow" by Edgar Albert Guest

 

Have You Earned Your Tomorrow

Is anybody happier because you passed his way?

Does anyone remember that you spoke to him today?

This day is almost over, and its toiling time is through;

Is there anyone to utter now a kindly word of you?

 

Did you give a cheerful greeting to the friend who came along?

Or a churlish sort of "Howdy" and then vanish in the throng?

Were you selfish pure and simple as you rushed along the way,

Or is someone mighty grateful for a deed you did today?

 

Can you say tonight, in parting with the day that's slipping fast,

That you helped a single brother of the many that you passed?

Is a single heart rejoicing over what you did or said;

Does a man whose hopes were fading now with courage look ahead?

 

Did you waste the day, or lose it, was it well or sorely spent?

Did you leave a trail of kindness or a scar of discontent?

As you close your eyes in slumber do you think that God would say,

You have earned one more tomorrow by the work you did today?

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Who wrote the poem "Have You Earned Your Tomorrow" ?

Edgar Albert Guest (August 20, 1881 ~ August 5, 1959)

Edgar Albert Guest was a Britishborn American poet who was popular in the first half of the 20th century. He wrote 11,000 poems which were syndicated in 300 newspapers. He became known as the People's Poet because his poems were easy to read and had an inspirational and optimistic view of everyday life with such themes as family, work, children, and God.

"Have You Earned Your Tomorrow" explanation

The poem, most likely written by Edgar A. Guest, was first published in the Detroit Free Press around 1916. There are different versions of the poem with different authorship and different titles such as “The Day’s Results,” “The Day’s Work,” “At Day’s End,” and “Is Anybody Happier.” This simple yet uplifting poem reminds the reader the importance of each and every day in our life and the need to do something meaningful everyday.