Rhymers Are Born

Rhyme is a thing that is easy to write And easy to read and memorize to recite And though few rhymers do make the literary grade Like all writers they too play their role in the wordsmith trade Most literary critics dismiss a rhymer as a non poet Not one who is worthy of literary note And though most of their rhymes from memory are quick to fade Rhymers are born and cannot be made There are a few rhymers in every town Who write rhymes for enjoyment and never for wealth and renown For them never an encore or a hooray They write rhymes for the sheer love of it every day Rhyming nowadays is no longer an in thing And the praises of rhymers few bother to sing They used to be popular a long time ago Going way back in time some six decades or so What used to be it is not anymore Literary critics rhymers ignore Rhymers write for enjoyment never for fame or pay And they will be rhyming until their last day.