No caps here for the intent <br />Is to diminish the title; time well spent, <br />For the laureates that abound <br />Are for the most part hide-bound. <br /> <br />Which is to say that they think <br />That with their title, (heaven sent?) <br />They have the authority to impose <br />On readers (who should hold their nose.) <br /> <br />The drivel they produce <br />Is fit only for paper under the bird-in-cage's roost. <br />And with self righteous stance they appear <br />To express opinions, that one need not hear. <br />Such it is with the poet laureates, so bold <br />From Pennsylvania and Nebraska, (both rather old) <br />That they critique the writings of others <br />Without a glance backward, over their shoulders. <br /> <br />s<br /><br />Sidi J. Mahtrow<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/poet-laureates/
