As A Poet He's Celebrated Poem by Francis Duggan

As a poet he's celebrated and his praises the critics sing
Yet his esoteric writing to it does not have a poetic ring
But that is only my opinion with which many would disagree
What does seem a poet to many does not seem a poet to me
I am only saying what I think my opinions are my own
I'm dismissed as a poetaster in my own town hardly known
The verse to me that is real poetry is seen as of another time
And I am seen as quite old fashioned as I am a true fan of rhyme
To me words that cannot be set to music is not poetry at all
Many old poems in my schoolbook were fine songs I do recall
One could sense the music in them fine poems as songs too many to name
But time ticks on and brings with it changes and few things
ever stay the same
He's a celebrated poet the critics say none great as he
But the one who is a poet to many does not seem a poet to me.