Poetic Openings : Robert William Service to Robert William Service

Poet : Robert William Service : Poem : Old David Smail : First Line : He dreamed away his hours in school;
Poet : Robert William Service : Poem : Old Ed : First Line : Our cowman, old Ed, hadn’t much in his head,
Poet : Robert William Service : Poem : Old Engine Driver : First Line : For five and twenty years I’ve run
Poet : Robert William Service : Poem : Old Scout : First Line : Is it because I’m bent and grey,
Poet : Robert William Service : Poem : Old Sweethearts : First Line : Oh Maggie, do you mind the day

Poet : Robert William Service : Poem : Old Tom : First Line : The harridan who holds the inn
Poet : Robert William Service : Poem : Old Trouper : First Line : I was Mojeska’s leading man
Poet : Robert William Service : Poem : Ommission : First Line : What man has not betrayed
Poet : Robert William Service : Poem : On The Boulevard : First Line : Oh, it’s pleasant sitting here,
Poet : Robert William Service : Poem : On The Wire : First Line : O God, take the sun from the sky!