Once I met a well known poet. <br />He was dressed conservatively <br />I was surprised but did not show it. <br />He was not as I thought he would be. <br /> <br />Noted for eccentricity. <br />In his writing, Avant Garde. <br />I thought he’d dress outrageously <br /> and I found it rather hard <br /> <br /> to accept he was so clean and neat <br />and not all as I had thought. <br /> A country gentleman complete. <br />Another lesson life has taught. <br /> <br />A plain exterior can conceal <br />a mind which thinks chaotically <br />that’s not reluctant to reveal <br />a hatred of normality. <br /> <br />Which he attacks with savagery <br /> disregarding all the rules. <br />Stating unconcernedly <br />Conformings’s for unthinking fools. <br /> <br />I had expected flamboyance <br /> but I was wrong as usual <br />his understated elegance. <br />He made appear quite natural <br /> <br />His mode of dress serves to conceal, <br />but then he states his point of view.. <br />He sees no reason to reveal <br />himself until he chooses to <br /> <br />A more effective camouflage <br /> which well conceals his anarchy <br />Which fools most people by and large. <br /> I must confess that he fooled me.. <br /> <br />4-Sep-08 http: // blog.myspace.com/poeticpiers<br /><br />ivor or ivor.e hogg<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/unexpected-elegance-for-m-lady-dee-daffodil/
