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| 2861. | Your Poem by Robert William Service | | My poem may be yours indeed
In melody and tone,
If in its rhythm you can read
A music of your own;
If in its pale woof you can weave
Your lovelie... |
| 2862. | Grumpy Grandpa by Robert William Service | | Grand-daughter of the Painted Nails,
As if they had been dipped in gore,
I'd like to set you lugging pails
And make you scrub the kitchen floor.
I... |
| 2863. | The Sum-Up by Robert William Service | | It is not power and fame
That make success;
It is not rank or name
Rate happiness.
It is not honour due
Nor pile of pe... |
| 2864. | Prelude by Robert William Service | | They say that rhyme and rhythm are
Outmoded now.
I do not know, for I am far
From high of brow.
But if the twain you take away,
... |
| 2865. | Spartan Mother by Robert William Service | | My mother loved her horses and
Her hounds of pedigree;
She did not kiss the baby hand
I held to her in glee.
Of course I had a... |
| 2866. | The Sniper by Robert William Service | | Because back home in Tennessee
I was a champeen shot,
They made a sniper outa me
An' ninety krouts I got:
I wish ... |
| 2867. | Compassion by Robert William Service | | What puts me in a rage is
The sight of cursed cages
Where singers of the sky
Perch hop instead of fly;
Where lions to and fro
Pace seven yards or... |
| 2868. | A Verseman's Apology by Robert William Service | | Alas! I am only a rhymer,
I don't know the meaning of Art;
But I learned in my little school primer
To love Eugene Field and Bret Harte.
I hailed ... |
| 2869. | Portent by Robert William Service | | Courage mes gars:
La guerre est proche.
I plant my little plot of beans,
I sit beneath my cyprus tree;
I do not know what trouble means,
I cult... |
| 2870. | Perfection by Robert William Service | | If I could practise what I preach,
Of fellows there would few be finer;
If I were true to what I teach
My life would be a lot diviner.
If I would ... |
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