Doggerel Bank

To dwell  in the realm of Doggerel Bank
Shows the writer up as  a crank.
Should anyone my poems  stoop  to chronicle,
I would surely be ranked with the Great  McGonagall.

Whether I rise with lark or cockerel
My poems sink to the depths of Doggerel
If nocturnal like bat or owl
My verses stink of murder most foul.

With  reason then will I  abjure rhyme
Writing bad verse is worse than a crime
No more will I a poetaster be
And so  I set my readers free..

So fair fortune to those who versify well
Adieu to my readers , my final farewell.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2012

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Campi Avatar
December 22, 2012 at 2:18 PM
well be nice it is after all Christmas. The season to be jolly and then we may say why? Then really it is sad for many.
Palmer Avatar
November 12, 2012 at 5:32 AM
lol,nice write Denis
Tams The Golden Girl Avatar
July 24, 2012 at 6:16 AM
Bye then , seems a shame co i enjoyed that xx
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