Poetic Openings : Robert William Service to Robert William Service

Poet : Robert William Service : Poem : Retired : First Line : I used to sing, when I was young,
Poet : Robert William Service : Poem : Retired Shopman : First Line : He had the grocer’s counter-stoop,
Poet : Robert William Service : Poem : Reverence : First Line : I saw the Greatest Man on Earth,
Poet : Robert William Service : Poem : Rhyme Builder : First Line : I envy not those gay galoots
Poet : Robert William Service : Poem : Rhyme For My Tomb : First Line : Here lyeth one

Poet : Robert William Service : Poem : Rhyme-smith : First Line : Oh, I was born a lyric babe
Poet : Robert William Service : Poem : Rich Poor Man : First Line : We pitied him because
Poet : Robert William Service : Poem : Ripe Fruit : First Line : Through eyelet holes I watched the crowd
Poet : Robert William Service : Poem : Ripeness : First Line : With peace and rest
Poet : Robert William Service : Poem : Rivera Honeymoon : First Line : Beneath the trees I lounged at ease