101. Causation Said darling daughter unto me:
“oh Dad, how funny it would beIf you had gone to Mexico
102. Celebates They must not wed the Doctor said,
For they were far from strong,And children of their marriage bed
103. Charity The Princess was of ancient line,
Of royal race was she;Like cameo her face was fine,
104. Cheer It's a mighty good world, so it is, dear lass,
When even the worst is said.There's a smile and a tear, a sigh and a cheer,
105. Child Lover Drunk or sober Uncle Jim
Played the boy;Never glum or sour or grim,
106. Cinderella Cinderella in the street
In a ragged gown,Sloven slippers on her feet,
107. Clancy Of The Mounted Police In the little Crimson Manual it's written plain and clear
That who would wear the scarlet coat shall say good-bye to fear;Shall be a guardian of the right, a sleuth-hound of the trail-
108. Class-mates Bob Briggs went in for Government,
And helps to run the State;Some day they say he'll represent
109. Clemenceau His frown brought terror to his foes,
But now in twilight of his daysThe pure perfection of a rose
110. Cocotte When a girl's sixteen, and as poor as she's pretty,
And she hasn't a friend and she hasn't a home,Heigh-ho! She's as safe in Paris city
111. Comfort Say! You've struck a heap of trouble-
Bust in business, lost your wife;No one cares a cent about you,
112. Compassion What puts me in a rage is
The sight of cursed cagesWhere singers of the sky
113. Compensation Pete He used to say: There ain't a doubt
Misfortune is a bitter pill,But if you only pry it out
114. Comrades Three Holies sat in sacred place
And quaffed celestial wine,As they discussed the human race
115. Confetti In The Wind He wrote a letter in his mind
To answer one a maid had sent;He sought the fitting word to find,
116. Conqueror Though I defy the howling horde
As bloody-browed I smite,Back to the wall with shattered sword
117. Contentment An Ancient gaffer once I knew,
Who puffed a pipe and tossed a tankard;He claimed a hundred years or two,
118. Contrast “Carry your suitcase, Sir?” he said.
I turned away to hide a grin,For he was shorter by a head
119. Convicts Love Canaries Dick's dead! It was the Polack guard
Put powdered glass into his cageWhen I was tramping round the yard,-
120. Courage Ten little brown chicks scattered and scuffled,
Under the blue-berries hiding in fear;Mother-grouse cackling, feathers all ruffled,
121. Cowardice Although you deem it far from nice,
And it perchance may hurt you,Let me suggest that cowardice
122. Cows I love to watch my seven cows
In meads of buttercups abrowse, With guilded knees;
123. Dance-hall Girls Where are the dames I used to know
In Dawson in the days of yore?Alas, it's fifty years ago,
124. Dark Glasses Sweet maiden, why disguise
The beauty of your eyes With glasses black?
125. Dark Trinity Said I to Pain: “You would not dare
Do ill to me.”Said Pain: “Poor fool! Why should I care
126. Dark Truth Birds have no consciousness of doom:
Yon thrush that serenades me dailyFrom scented snow of hawthorn bloom
127. Days I am a Day . . .
My sky is grey,My wind is wild,
128. Death And Life 'Twas in the grave-yard's gruesome gloom
That May and I were mated;We sneaked inside and on a tomb
130. Death Of A Cockroach I opened wide the bath-room door,
And all at once switched on the light,When moving swift across the floor
131. Death’s Way Old Man Death's a lousy heel who will not play the game:
Let Graveyard yawn and doom down crash, he'll sneer and turn away.But when the sky with rapture rings and joy is like a flame,
132. Decadence Before the florid portico
I watched the gamblers come and go,While by me on a bench there sat
133. Decorations My only medals are the scars
I've won in weary, peacetime wars,A-fighting for my little brood,
134. Dedication In youth I longed to paint
The loveliness I saw;And yet by dire constraint
135. Dedication To Providence I loved to toy with tuneful rhyme,
My fancies into verse to weave;For as I walked my words would chime
136. Design Said Seeker of the skies to me:
“Behold yon starry host ashine!When Heaven's harmony you see
137. Detachment As I go forth from fair to mart
With racket ringing,Who would divine that in my heart
138. Distracted Druggist ‘A shilling's worth of quinine, please,'
The customer demanded.The druggist went down on his knees
139. Divine Detachment One day the Great Designer sought
His Clerk of Birth and Death.Said he: “Two souls are in my thought,
140. Divine Device Would it be loss or gain
To hapless human-kindIf we could feel no pain
141. Dolls She said: “I am too old to play
With dolls,” and put them all away,Into a box, one rainy day.
142. Domestic Scene The meal was o'er, the lamp was lit,
The family sat in its glow;The Mother never ceased to knit,
144. Dram-shop Ditty I drink my fill of foamy ale
I sing a song, I tell a tale,I play the fiddle;
145. Dreams I had a dream, a dream of dread:
I thought that horror held the house;A burglar bent above my bed,
146. Dreams Are Best I just think that dreams are best,
Just to sit and fancy things; Give your gold no acid test,
147. Drifter God gave you guts: don't let Him down;
Brace up, be worthy of His giving.The road's a rut, the sky's a frown;
148. Duello A Frenchman and an Englishman
Resolved to fight a duel,And hit upon a savage plan,
149. Dumb Swede With barbwire hooch they filled him full,
Till he was drunker than all hell,And then they peddled him the bull
150. Dunce At school I never gained a prize,
Proving myself the model ass;Yet how I watched the wistful eyes,
Total 831 poems written by Robert Service
Poem of the day
Blue And White by Mary Elizabeth Coleridge
BLUE is Our Lady—s colour,
White is Our Lord—s.
To-morrow I will wear a knot
Of blue and white cords,
That you may see it, where you ride
Among the flashing swords.
