Shall I compare thee to a Silverstein <br />Thou art more serious in thy art <br />And alas much less acclaimed <br />He is much loved by all the children gruff <br />Which with deft words he makes them laugh. <br />With tall stories about giraffes. <br /> <br />Shall I compare thee to an Edgar <br />The one that wrote Amanda Lee <br />Thou art less lyrical than he <br />He is much loved by lovers <br />Which with his art he makes them see <br />How lucky they are not to be parted <br />As he was parted <br />From his dear Amanda by the sea. <br /> <br />Shall I compare thee to a Frost <br />With two roads that cross <br />Thou art more unsure than he <br />When you are writing poetry <br />He knew there was no way back <br />When he took that track. <br />So many read his prose <br />About the fateful road he chose. <br /> <br />No you are not like them <br />You are clearly a new poetic gem <br />Yet to unfold your prose <br />And all the beauty that it holds <br />So please don’t put down that pen <br />Until you write as good as them.<br /><br />David Taylor<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/shall-i-compare-thee-2/
