Robert Service

114 poems

Joey

I thought I would go daft when Joey died. / He was my first, and wise beyond his years.

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Kail Yard Bard

A very humble pen I ply / Beneath a cottage thatch;

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Kings Must Die

Alphonso Rex who died in Rome / Was quite a fistful as a kid;

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Laziness

Let laureates sing with rapturous swing / Of the wonder and glory of work;

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Learn To Like

School yourself to savour most / Joys that have but little cost;

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Lindy Lou

If the good King only knew, / Lindy Lou,

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Little Brother

Wars have been and wars will be / Till the human race is run;

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Lord Let Me Live

Lord, let me live, that more and more / Your wonder world I may adore;

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Lottery Ticket

'A ticket for the lottery / I've purchased every week,' said she

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Lucindy Jane

When I was young I was too proud / To wheel my daughter in her pram.

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Marie Antoinette

They told to Marie Antoinette: / The beggers at your gate

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Maternity

There once was a Square, such a square little Square, / And he loved a trim Triangle;

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May Miracle

On this festive first of May, / Wending wistfully my way

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Miracles

Each time that I switch on the light / A Miracle it seems to me

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Miss Mischievous

Miss Don't-do-this and Don't-do-that / Has such a sunny smile

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Mistinguette

He was my one and only love; / My world was mirror for his face.

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Munition Maker

I am the Cannon King, behold! / I perish on a throne of gold.

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My Brothers

While I make rhymes my brother John / Makes shiny shoes which dames try on,

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My Calendar

From off my calendar today / A leaf I tear;

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My Cancer Cure

A year to live, the Doctor said; / There is no cure, and shook his head.

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