Poetic Openings : Robert William Service to Robert William Service
Poet : Robert William Service :
Poem : The Centenarians :
First Line : I asked of ancient gaffers three
Poet : Robert William Service :
Poem : The Choice :
First Line : . . . And then I came to Three ways,
Poet : Robert William Service :
Poem : The Christmas Tree :
First Line : In the dark and damp of the alley cold,
Poet : Robert William Service :
Poem : The Comforter :
First Line : As I sat by my baby’s bed
Poet : Robert William Service :
Poem : The Contented Man :
First Line : “How good God is to me,” he said;
Poet : Robert William Service :
Poem : The Contrast :
First Line : Fat lady, in your four-wheeled chair,
Poet : Robert William Service :
Poem : The Convalescent :
First Line : . . . So I walked among the willows very quietly all night;
Poet : Robert William Service :
Poem : The Coward :
First Line : ‘Ave you seen Bill’s mug in the Noos to-day?
Poet : Robert William Service :
Poem : The Cow-juice Cure :
First Line : The clover was in blossom, an’ the year was at the June,
Poet : Robert William Service :
Poem : The Cremation Of Sam Mcgee :
First Line : There are strange things done in the midnight sun
