English Poetry. Robert William Service. Good-Bye, Little Cabin. Роберт Уильям Сервис.
Robert William Service (Роберт Уильям Сервис) Good-Bye, Little Cabin O dear little cabin, I’ve loved you so long, And now I must bid you good-bye! I’ve filled you with laughter, I’ve thrilled you with song, And sometimes I’ve wished I could cry. Your walls they have witnessed a […]
English Poetry. Robert William Service. Longevity. Роберт Уильям Сервис.
Robert William Service (Роберт Уильям Сервис) Longevity I watched one day a parrot grey; ’twas in a barber shop. “Cuckold!” he cried, until I sighed: “You feathered devil, stop!” Then balefully he looked at me, and slid along his perch, With sneering eye that seemed to pry me […]
English Poetry. Robert William Service. My Mate. Роберт Уильям Сервис.
Robert William Service (Роберт Уильям Сервис) My Mate I’ve been sittin’ starin’, starin’ at ‘is muddy pair of boots, And tryin’ to convince meself it’s ‘im. (Look out there, lad! That sniper — ‘e’s a dysey when ‘e shoots; ‘E’ll be layin’ of you out the same as […]
English Poetry. Robert William Service. My Cuckoo Clock. Роберт Уильям Сервис.
Robert William Service (Роберт Уильям Сервис) My Cuckoo Clock I bought a cuckoo clock And glad was I To hear its tick and tock, Its dulcet cry. But Jones, whose wife is young And pretty too, Winced when that bird gave tongue: Cuckoo! Cuckoo! I have a […]
English Poetry. Robert William Service. Old Codger. Роберт Уильям Сервис.
Robert William Service (Роберт Уильям Сервис) Old Codger Of garden truck he made his fare, As his bright eyes bore witness; Health was his habit and his care, His hobby human fitness. He sang the praise of open sky, The gladth of Nature’s giving; And when at last […]
English Poetry. Robert William Service. Room 4: The Painter Chap. Роберт Уильям Сервис.
Robert William Service (Роберт Уильям Сервис) Room 4: The Painter Chap He gives me such a bold and curious look, That young American across the way, As if he’d like to put me in a book (Fancies himself a poet, so they say.) Ah well! He’ll make no […]
English Poetry. Robert William Service. Retired Shopman. Роберт Уильям Сервис.
Robert William Service (Роберт Уильям Сервис) Retired Shopman He had the grocer’s counter-stoop, That little man so grey and neat; His moustache had a doleful droop, He hailed me in the slushy street. “I’ve sold my shop,” he said to me, Cupping his hand behind his ear. “My […]
English Poetry. Robert William Service. The Ape and God. Роберт Уильям Сервис.
Robert William Service (Роберт Уильям Сервис) The Ape and God Son put a poser up to me That made me scratch my head: “God made the whole wide world,” quoth he; “That’s right, my boy,” I said. Said son: “He mad the mountains soar, And all the plains […]
English Poetry. Robert William Service. Success. Роберт Уильям Сервис.
Robert William Service (Роберт Уильям Сервис) Success You ask me what I call Success - It is, I wonder, Happiness? It is not wealth, it is not fame, Nor rank, nor power nor honoured name. It is not triumph in the Arts - Best-selling books or leading […]
English Poetry. Robert William Service. The Convalescent. Роберт Уильям Сервис.
Robert William Service (Роберт Уильям Сервис) The Convalescent …So I walked among the willows very quietly all night; There was no moon at all, at all; no timid star alight; There was no light at all, at all; I wint from tree to tree, And I called him […]
English Poetry. Walter Scott. Rosabelle. Вальтер Скотт.
Walter Scott (Вальтер Скотт) Rosabelle O listen, listen, ladies gay! No haughty feat of arms I tell; Soft is the note, and sad the lay That mourns the lovely Rosabelle. ‘Moor, moor the barge, ye gallant crew! And, gentle lady, deign to stay! Rest thee in Castle […]
English Poetry. Robert William Service. The Search (Happiness, a-roving round). Роберт Уильям Сервис.
Robert William Service (Роберт Уильям Сервис) The Search (Happiness, a-roving round) Happiness, a-roving round For a sweet abiding place, In a stately palace found Symmetry and gilded grace; Courtliness and table cheer, All that chimes with evening dress… “I could never stick it here,” Swift decided Happiness. […]
English Poetry. Robert William Service. The Prisoner. Роберт Уильям Сервис.
Robert William Service (Роберт Уильям Сервис) The Prisoner Upspoke the culprit at the bar, Conducting his own case: ‘Your Lordship, I have gone to far, But grant me of your grace. As I was passing by a shop I saw my arm go out, And though I begged […]
English Poetry. Robert William Service. The Under-Dogs. Роберт Уильям Сервис.
Robert William Service (Роберт Уильям Сервис) The Under-Dogs What have we done, Oh Lord, that we Are evil starred? How have we erred and sinned to be So scourged and scarred? Lash us, Oh Lord, with scorpion whips, We can but run; But harken to our piteous lips: […]
English Poetry. Robert William Service. Wallflower. Роберт Уильям Сервис.
Robert William Service (Роберт Уильям Сервис) Wallflower Till midnight her needle she plied To finish her pretty pink dress; “Oh, bless you, my darling,” she sighed; “I hope you will be a success.” As she entered the Oddfellow’s Hall With the shy thrill of maiden romance She felt […]
English Poetry. Rudyard Kipling. The Law of the Jungle. Редьярд Киплинг. Закон Джунглей
Rudyard Kipling (Редьярд Киплинг) The Law of the Jungle NOW this is the Law of the Jungle — as old and as true as the sky; And the Wolf that shall keep it may prosper, but the Wolf that shall break it must die. As the […]
English Poetry. Rudyard Kipling. Two Months. Редьярд Киплинг. Два месяца
Rudyard Kipling (Редьярд Киплинг) Two Months June No hope, no change! The clouds have shut us in, And through the cloud the sullen Sun strikes down Full on the bosom of the tortured Town, Till Night falls heavy as remembered sin That will not suffer sleep or […]
English Poetry. Rudyard Kipling. To James Whitcomb Riley. Редьярд Киплинг. Джеймсу Уиткому Райли. 1890
Rudyard Kipling (Редьярд Киплинг) To James Whitcomb Riley 1890 On Receiving a Copy of His Rhymes for Children Your trail runs to the westward, And mine to my own place; There is water between our lodges, And I have not seen your face. But since […]
English Poetry. Robert William Service. My Holiday. Роберт Уильям Сервис.
Robert William Service (Роберт Уильям Сервис) My Holiday I love the cheery bustle Of children round the house, The tidy maids a-hustle, The chatter of my spouse; The laughter and the singing, The joy on every face: With frequent laughter ringing, O, Home’s a happy place! Aye, […]
English Poetry. Walter Scott. Answer. Вальтер Скотт.
Walter Scott (Вальтер Скотт) Answer Sound, sound the clarion, fill the fife! To all the sensual world proclaim, One crowded hour of glorious life Is worth an age without a name. Walter Scott’s other poems: The Crusader’s Return The Barefooted Friar Pibroch of Donail Dhu Twist Ye, Twine […]
English Poetry. Robert William Service. Little Brother. Роберт Уильям Сервис.
Robert William Service (Роберт Уильям Сервис) Little Brother Wars have been and wars will be Till the human race is run; Battles red by land and sea, Never peace beneath the sun. I am old and little care; I’ll be cold, my lips be dumb: Brother mine, beware, […]
English Poetry. Robert William Service. Ignorance. Роберт Уильям Сервис.
Robert William Service (Роберт Уильям Сервис) Ignorance Oh happy he who cannot see With scientific eyes; Who does not know how flowers grow, And is not planet wise; Content to find with simple mind Joys as they are: To whom a rose is just a rose, A star–a […]
English Poetry. Robert William Service. Accordion. Роберт Уильям Сервис.
Robert William Service (Роберт Уильям Сервис) Accordion Some carol of the banjo, to its measure keeping time; Of viol or of lute some make a song. My battered old accordion, you’re worthy of a rhyme, You’ve been my friend and comforter so long. Round half the world I’ve […]
English Poetry. Robert William Service. Trees against the Sky. Роберт Уильям Сервис.
Robert William Service (Роберт Уильям Сервис) Trees against the Sky Pines against the sky, Pluming the purple hill; Pines… and I wonder why, Heart, you quicken and thrill? Wistful heart of a boy, Fill with a strange sweet joy, Lifting to Heaven nigh - Pines against the sky. […]
English Poetry. Robert William Service. The Widower. Роберт Уильям Сервис.
Robert William Service (Роберт Уильям Сервис) The Widower Oh I have worn my mourning out, And on her grave the green grass grows; So I will hang each sorry clout High in the corn to scare the crows. And I will buy a peacock tie, And coat of […]
English Poetry. Robert William Service. The Sniper. Роберт Уильям Сервис.
Robert William Service (Роберт Уильям Сервис) The Sniper Because back home in Tennessee I was a champeen shot, They made a sniper outa me An’ ninety krouts I got: I wish to Christ I’d not! Athinkin’ o’ them blasted lives It’s kindo’ blue I be; Them lads […]
English Poetry. Robert William Service. The Man from Eldorado. Роберт Уильям Сервис.
Robert William Service (Роберт Уильям Сервис) The Man from Eldorado I He’s the man from Eldorado, and he’s just arrived in town, In moccasins and oily buckskin shirt. He’s gaunt as any Indian, and pretty nigh as brown; He’s greasy, and he smells of sweat and dirt. […]
English Poetry. Robert William Service. The Enigma. Роберт Уильям Сервис.
Robert William Service (Роберт Уильям Сервис) The Enigma The Sergeant of a Highland Reg- -Iment was drilling of his men; With temper notably on edge He blest them every now and then. A sweet old lady standing by, Was looking on with fascination, And then she dared this […]
English Poetry. Robert William Service. The Blood-Red Fourragere. Роберт Уильям Сервис.
Robert William Service (Роберт Уильям Сервис) The Blood-Red Fourragere What was the blackest sight to me Of all that campaign? A naked woman tied to a tree With jagged holes where her breasts should be, Rotting there in the rain. On we pressed to the battle fray, […]
English Poetry. Robert William Service. Sensibility. Роберт Уильям Сервис.
Robert William Service (Роберт Уильям Сервис) Sensibility I Once, when a boy, I killed a cat. I guess it’s just because of that A cat evokes my tenderness, And takes so kindly my caress. For with a rich, resonant purr It sleeks an arch or ardent fur […]
English Poetry. Walter Scott. Lochinvar. Вальтер Скотт. Лохинвар
Walter Scott (Вальтер Скотт) Lochinvar O young Lochinvar is come out of the west, Through all the wide Border his steed was the best; And save his good broadsword he weapons had none, He rode all unarm’d, and he rode all alone. So faithful in love, and so […]
English Poetry. Robert William Service. Portrait (Painter, would you make my picture?). Роберт Уильям Сервис.
Robert William Service (Роберт Уильям Сервис) Portrait (Painter, would you make my picture?) Painter, would you make my picture? Just forget the moral stricture. Let me sit With my belly to the table, Swilling all the wine I’m able, Pip a-lit; Not a stiff and stuffy croaker In […]
English Poetry. Rudyard Kipling. Prelude. To «Departmental Ditties». Редьярд Киплинг. Вступление к «Департаментским песенкам». 1885
Rudyard Kipling (Редьярд Киплинг) Prelude. To «Departmental Ditties» I HAVE eaten your bread and salt. I have drunk your water and wine. The deaths ye died I have watched beside, And the lives ye led were mine. Was there aught that I did not share In vigil […]
English Poetry. Rudyard Kipling. The Deep-Sea Cables. Редьярд Киплинг. Глубоководные кабели
Rudyard Kipling (Редьярд Киплинг) The Deep-Sea Cables The wrecks dissolve above us; their dust drops down from afar – Down to the dark, to the utter dark, where the blind white sea-snakes are. There is no sound, no echo of sound, in the deserts of the deep, Or […]
English Poetry. Robert William Service. Horatio. Роберт Уильям Сервис.
Robert William Service (Роберт Уильям Сервис) Horatio His portrait hung upon the wall. Oh how at us he used to stare. Each Sunday when I made my call! – And when one day it wasn’t there, Quite quick I seemed to understand The light was green to hold […]
English Poetry. Robert William Service. Fool Faith. Роберт Уильям Сервис.
Robert William Service (Роберт Уильям Сервис) Fool Faith Said I: “See yon vast heaven shine,– What earthly sight diviner? Before such radiant Design Why doubt Designer?” Said he: “Design is just a thought In human cerebration, And meaningless if Man is not Part of creation. “But […]
English Poetry. Robert William Service. Evenfall. Роберт Уильям Сервис.
Robert William Service (Роберт Уильям Сервис) Evenfall When day is done I steal away To fold my hands in rest, And of my hours this moment grey I love the best; So quietly I sit alone And wait for evenfall, When in the dusk doves sweetly moan And […]
English Poetry. Robert William Service. Dedication to Providence. Роберт Уильям Сервис. Посвящение Провидению
Robert William Service (Роберт Уильям Сервис) Dedication to Providence I loved to toy with tuneful rhyme, My fancies into verse to weave; For as I walked my words would chime So bell-like I could scarce believe; My rhymes rippled like a brook, My stanzas bloomed like blossoms gay: […]
English Poetry. Robert William Service. Courage (Ten little brown chicks scattered and scuffled). Роберт Уильям Сервис.
Robert William Service (Роберт Уильям Сервис) Courage (Ten little brown chicks scattered and scuffled) Ten little brown chicks scattered and scuffled, Under the blue-berries hiding in fear; Mother-grouse cackling, feathers all ruffled, Dashed to defend them as we drew near. Heart of a heroine, how I admired her! […]
English Poetry. Robert William Service. Cardiac. Роберт Уильям Сервис.
Robert William Service (Роберт Уильям Сервис) Cardiac A mattock high he swung; I watched him at his toil; With never gulp of lung He gashed the ruddy soil. Thought I, I’d give my wealth To have his health. With fortune I would part, And privilege resign, Could […]