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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE WISTFUL ONE, by ROBERT WILLIAM SERVICE Poet Analysis Poet's Biography
First Line: I sought the trails of south and north
Last Line: "you'll have it -- when you're dead."
Subject(s): Bohemians; Paris, France
First Line: I sought the trails of south and north
Last Line: "you'll have it -- when you're dead."
Subject(s): Bohemians; Paris, France
I SOUGHT the trails of South and North,
I wandered East and West;
But pride and passion drove me forth
And would not let me rest.
And still I seek, as still I roam,
A snug roof overhead;
Four walls, my own; a quiet home . . . .
"You'll have it -- when you're dead."
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