John Betjeman you have to say
the most famous rimer in his day
His bio scanned truth to tell
as he rhymed it so well
Robert Burns earthy&erudite
celebrated yearly with a poetry night
He said he was a 'rimer by chance'
the dialect leads the ear a merry dance
The Canadian born American Mark Strand
with an aptitude for words ,in another land
Though more famous as a poet & my contemporary
was never a footle form rimer ,like me
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