I AM NOT THE POET’S POET BUT PERHAPS THE WOULD- BE- POETS WOULD – BE –POET <br /> <br />I am not the poet’s poet- <br />The one poets of name and fame admire- <br /> But perhaps the would- be- poets would be – poet- <br />Who tries to be a poet <br />And tries to understand what it means <br />To love poetry and live by writing it <br />Even when the world does not recognize me.. <br />.<br /><br />Shalom Freedman<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/i-am-not-the-poet-s-poet-but-perhaps-the-would-be-poet-s-would-be-poet/