Francis Duggan - Modern Poets And Modern Poetry

Modern poets and modern poetry seem far too complex to understand <br />For such as I a common labourer from the boglands of Ireland <br />Though whether it be good or not so it is not for me to say <br />As I'm not a poetry critic and so I'll keep my tongue at bay. <br /> <br />Maybe some of these modern poets are special and the poems they write are great <br />And maybe they are superior thinkers writing from exalted state <br />Most poetical critics now acclaim them and prefer the modern style <br />And 'twould seem that modern style poets are now the in thing and their efforts seem worthwhile. <br /> <br />But for me it's old style ballad, give me good old fashioned rhyme <br />To the modern style of poetry I'd prefer it every time <br />Like I say I'm just a labourer from the boglands of Ireland <br />And the complex modern style of poetry is far too hard for me to understand.<br /><br />Francis Duggan<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/modern-poets-and-modern-poetry/