He was a major writer of his time <br />John Masefield he penned long stories in rhyme <br />It can be said of him he was a great <br />His legacy the genius he did create. <br /> <br />Devoted to his children and his wife <br />John Masefield made the most out of his life <br />He lived to the ripe old age of eighty nine <br />And one might say that he matured like good wine. <br /> <br />His Salt Water Ballads were his ticket to fame <br />They established his as a legendary literary name <br />But tis in his longer poems that his genius stands out <br />And his literary value it goes without doubt. <br /> <br />John Masefield was a man who lived to write <br />Yet he was far more humble than many a lesser light <br />The honour of Poet Laureate did not go to his head <br />Always down to earth a simple life he led. <br /> <br />John Masefield's poems to his greatness testify <br />And his place in literature of him none can deny <br />One might say that he came up the hard way <br />And his poems by lovers of poetry are enjoyed today.<br /><br />Francis Duggan<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/john-masefield-s-poems/
