A Poet’s Work

A poet’s work must be very hard
Be he Shakespeare or only a bard.
Forcing each line to somehow fit
The rhyme, meter, and topic of it.

Pity the man that tries to rhyme
Without inspiration or right clime.
Pity the eraser or backspace key
Of the man who tries to write poetry

Strive not to think of the process, friend.
It will but ruin it in the end.
When you read a poem artfully wrought
Treasure the piece; despise poet not.
And here is the rest of it.

To God be all glory.