Robert William Service
Born in January 16, 1874 / Died in September 11, 1958 / United Kingdom / English
Poems by Robert William Service
The Summing Up
... You may have pow-wowed with the Great ...
Unholy Trinity
... To praise the Lord for precious things ...
Henry
... A well-matched pair, right smart to view ...
Old Trouper
... And feed them to the hungry flame!Behold how handsome I was then - ...
The Buyers
... Sickness smote,--with lips that bled ...
Fighting Mac
... And glory crowns his life -- and now the end,The awful end ...
Forgotten Master
... . . But your greatness would be less ...
The Song Of The Pacifist
... we have smitten a bootless blow!If by the Triumph we only prove that the sword we sheathe is bright ...
Decadence
... And gulp it like a starving rabbit! Thinks I: Is all that talk a bluff - ...
Spanish Peasant
... How well we Know! But peace is peace ...
Milking Time
... . . . (English voice, months later): --"Ow Bill! A rottin' Frenchy ...
The Mourners
... . . . Oh eyes I love the best!Nay, I but dream ...
Orphan School
... When youth rejoices!Then lo! I dreamed long years had gone, ...
The Little Piou-Piou
... Nous les aurons!The jesting, unresting piou-piou ...
The Enigma
... . . Then: "round about turn, squad," he said ...
