On Their Mission They Have Succeeded

The literary critics and university literary dons from the people took rhyme The what used to be known as poetry of another time Not invited to read at any important twenty first century poetry reading the old fashioned rhymer poet In literary circles nowadays their sort not seen as worthy of literary note Rhyming poetry was of all people it transcended social rank And for it's demise in most parts we have the literary elitists to thank That rhyme is not poetry only doggerel this message they sell And on their mission to kill it off they have done rather well Way back in the nineteen fifties when i was a young boy Reading rhymes of the old rhyming poets i used to enjoy Till the literary elitists on this had their say The old fashioned rhymers are the doggerel writers of today What is or is not poetry it is they who decide Their literary elitism like all forms of elitism born of a sense of pride On the opinions of the self as if as if one's opinions should only count But sadly their literary opinions for them to something does amount Since they have helped to condemn rhyming poetry to the literary dustbin of time Through the media and their written words they have dismissed it as doggerel rhyme And on their mission they have succeeded which does seem sad to say In the dismissing of every rhymer as a poetaster of today.