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Robert William Service (16 January 1874 - 11 September 1958 / Preston)
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If you had the choice of two women to wed,
(Though of course the idea is quite absurd)
And the first from her heels to her dainty head
Was charming in every sense of the word:
And yet in the past (I grieve to state),
She never had been exactly "straight".
And the second -- she was beyond all cavil,
A model of virtue, I must confess;
And yet, alas! she was dull as the devil,
And rather a dowd in the way of dress;
Though what she was lacking in wit and beauty,
She more than made up for in "sense of duty".
Now, suppose you must wed, and make no blunder,
And either would love you, and let you win her --
Which of the two would you choose, I wonder,
The stolid saint or the sparkling sinner?
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Impressive. Quite a fortunate poet to be baffled by such a predicament. A thought provoking riddle and a clever conversation starter. Excellent marketing.
Very intelligent poem! The poet posses a question that sounds easy, but as u proceed to read, u realize the dillemma he is faced with.
Very rough and conservative theme. I didn't like the poem at all. Moreover I am puzzled how such poems are selected as the poem of the day.
It was an absolute nonsense. The question posed by the poet is so ordinary that anyone can answer it without a qualm.
Intelligent puzzle for the wed-seeker. Better we can ask the God about His attitude about this dillema because we also go to Gods-place to take His blessing before dropping bombs to the other states, so why not here to solve the problem?
For me indeed poem of my day....wanted to touch on this subject. And definitely worthy of poem of THE Day! ! ! Am new to the site and can't wait to have a look around :) Any tips would be greatly appreciated.......
Nice question the poem has posed at the end! Both are not useful for life!
Hilarious... It reminds me of one satire written by Aleksander Fredro (1793 - 1876) :
'Osioł kowi w ż ł oby dano,
W jeden owies, w drugi siano.
Uchem strzyż e, gł ową krę ci
I to pachnie, i to nę ci.
Od którego teraz zacznie,
Aby sobie podjeś ć smacznie?
Trudny wybór, trudna zgoda
Chwyci siano, owsa szkoda,
Chwyci owies, ż al mu siana.
I tak stoi aż do rana,
A od rana do wieczora;
Aż nareszcie przyszł a pora,
Ż e oś lina poś ród jadł a
Z gł odu padł a...'
It's obvious that neither of those two women were loved by the man... and he probably had ended up the way the Fredro's hero does... It must have been hilarious, at least...
What if one had both of those in her, aka were like God, and controls it all?
Nice poem, but it would have to be the sinner (much more fun I imagine :)) .
The sinner - perhaps she can change.
And I would also rather choose a third, like Mr. Langford says.