Robert William Service
Born in January 16, 1874 / Died in September 11, 1958 / United Kingdom / English
Poems by Robert William Service
The Passing Of The Year
... O Optimist! What read you in that withered face ...
Rose Leaves
... His thoughts were bare, his words were brittle, ...
Wallflower
... E" and "M.E."; She looked so forlorn and so frail, ...
The Anniversary
... . . His withered face grew grey ...
Agnostic Apology
... Three letters that the stars spell out: ...
Tim
... 'Tis children that have kept him poor ...
Old Scout
... Such a tommyrot!And so with unction I conceive ...
Quatrains
... They've got it all down fine, you bet, you bet!It's all decreed -- the mighty earthquake crash, ...
The Goat And I
... Though half the globe is drenched with blood ...
Silence
... "Nigh sixty years have called the tune, ...
Sacrifice
... Earth ecstasy!Delight of dawn with dewy gleam ...
To Sunnydale
... And how the West is burning!And if through chance of circumstance ...
Imagination
... And dream . . . Long, long ere Babylon ...
The Wistful One
... . . "You'll have it -- when you're dead ...
The Bliss Of Ignorance
... Jack's thought will sometimes stray to Nell, ...
