James Elroy Flecker (November 5 1884 – January 3 1915) was an English poet, novelist and playwright. As a poet he was most influenced by the Parnassian poets.
Born: November 5th, 1884
Died: January 3rd, 1915
Categories: 1910s deaths, English poets, English playwrights, English novelists
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I have seen old ships sail like swans asleep.
When the great markets by the sea shut fast All that calm Sunday that goes on and on: When even lovers find their peace at last, And Earth is but a star, that once had shone.
But have you wine and music still, And statues and a bright-eyed love, And foolish thoughts of good and ill, And prayers to them who sit above?
And some to Meccah turn to pray, and I toward thy bed, Yasmin.
The poet's business is not to save the soul of man but to make it worth saving.