James Elroy Flecker quotes

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. (James Elroy Flecker)
I have seen old ships sail like swans asleep. View quote
James Elroy Flecker
And some to Meccah turn to pray, and I toward thy bed, Yasmin. View quote
James Elroy Flecker
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? View quote
James Elroy Flecker
The poet's business is not to save the soul of man but to make it worth saving. View quote
James Elroy Flecker