I once wrote to a literary agent
Saying I wrote some good po-et-ry
I said I wanted his comment
Could his give his advice for this free?
I enclosed a very good sample
Of some of my literary art
I told him it was just an example
Of poetry straight from the heart
Today I received a reply
And opened the letter with glee
Then there were tears in my eyes
When I read what he’d written to me:
“Dear Madam I can only presume
You have sent this stuff by mistake
I would also have to assume
That you must be some kind of flake”
“Your ditties are vulgar and crude
I’m afraid I just don’t get the joke
The content’s horrendously rude
They’d offend any reasonable folk”
“These poems are not very nice
Your grammar is just short of sin
I would hope that you’ll take my advice
And chuck all this smut in the bin”
I read them again late last night
I had thought they were poetic treats
But I had to admit he was right
I’ll never be Browning or Keats
copyright Victoria George
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
I love your poetic rhyme, Victoria, and you must not worry about what a Literary Agent says. I have written several books and could paper a room with the rejections. I've sign contracts with scam artists that claim to be 'Literary Agents' so please do not take them personally. I like your style, my friend! It's a '10' to me! Warm regards, Marilyn