James Elroy Flecker Quotes

When the great markets by the sea shut fastAll 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.

And some to Meccah turn to pray, and I toward thy bed, Yasmin.

Half to forget the wandering and pain, Half to remember days that have gone by, And dream and dream that I am home again!

The poet's business is not to save the soul of man but to make it worth saving.

A ship, an isle, a sickle moon With few but with how splendid stars The mirrors of the sea are strewn Between their silver bars!