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A poem by Robert W. Service |
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Gods In The Gutter |
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Title: Gods In The Gutter Author: Robert W. Service [More Titles by Service] I dreamed I saw three demi-gods who in a cafe sat, The first he spoke of secret sins, and gems and perfumes rare; The second talked in tapestries, by fantasy beguiled; The third was staring at his glass from out abysmal pain; Oh, Wilde, Verlaine and Baudelaire, their lips were wet with wine; Oh Baudelaire, Verlaine and Wilde, they knew the sinks of shame; I dreamed I saw three demi-gods who walked with feet of clay, [The end] GO TO TOP OF SCREEN |