Laudator Temporis Acti Poem by Hannington Mumo

Methinks all antediluvian Love was
Whiter than snows atop higher tors;
And with more troth dudes did kiss
Purer maidens for pleasanter bliss.

I deem Art shortly after Noah's Ark
To have been of better-spun spark;
And bards of far more sublime quill
Did indite with stouter metered skill.

Niftier lines which Columbus hymned,
On virgin voyages to terrains deemed
By soil-tilling mortals uninhabited yet;
Such ditties do dim both fear and fret.

Tighter Calvary Faith as Bunyans
Prisoners fell in Hades' vile plans
Wet-toweling martyrs' spirits bold,
Felt saltier with truer saints of old.

Daintier Oratory and Polemics alike
Did with indeed finer Lincolns spike;
Notches less finessed minions today,
Will steadily sorrier contrasts betray.