Poetic Openings : Robert William Service to Robert William Service

Poet : Robert William Service : Poem : My Cancer Cure : First Line : “A year to live,” the Doctor said;
Poet : Robert William Service : Poem : My Centenarian : First Line : A hundred years is a lot of living
Poet : Robert William Service : Poem : My Chapel : First Line : In idle dream with pipe in hand
Poet : Robert William Service : Poem : My Childhood God : First Line : When I was small the Lord appeared
Poet : Robert William Service : Poem : My Coffin : First Line : Deeming that I was due to die

Poet : Robert William Service : Poem : My Consolation : First Line : ‘Nay; I don’t need a hearing aid’
Poet : Robert William Service : Poem : My Cross : First Line : I wrote a poem to the moon
Poet : Robert William Service : Poem : My Cuckoo Clock : First Line : I bought a cuckoo clock
Poet : Robert William Service : Poem : My Dentist : First Line : Sitting in the dentist’s chair,
Poet : Robert William Service : Poem : My Dog : First Line : ’Twas in a pub just off the Strand