Author Samuel Bishop Need from excess—excess from folly growing,Keeps Christie's hammer daily, going, going!Ill-omened prelude! whose dire knell brings onProfusion's last sad dying speech—‘Gone! gone!’ Tags Short Poems Rate this poem Select ratingGive it 1/5Give it 2/5Give it 3/5Give it 4/5Give it 5/5 No votes yet Rate Log in or register to post comments