I always thought that poetry ought br To transcend bounds of time: br I realize I archaize — br I sometimes even rhyme. br br And if my style you think is vile br Read someone else's verse; br Than Sally Clarke, or Jarman, Mark, br A critic might do worse. br br Suggestion is, where I wrote ''tis' br I should have written 'it's' — br For then my style would be less vile br And satisfy the 'crits'. br br That word you heard was quite absurd; br I wanted rhyme for 'it's' — br So to fulfil poetic will br For 'critics' I wrote 'crits'. br br My licence poetic may not be aesthetic- br 'lly pleasing to the Pastor br Who a critical note on my poetry wrote br Like unto a Great Master. br br If he would take the time to scan some of my rhyme, br And my non-rhyming poems as well, br He might very well find my poetical mind br Does not always antiquity tell. br br For at times I might write a colloquial light br Unembellishéd manner of speaking, br But whatever I may I endeavour to say br While I'm always for poetry seeking. br br In such verses, if he would endeavour to see, br He might find many an 'it's' if he tried; br While in classical writing, postmodernism smiting, br I'll in nowise archaism hide. br br (Saturday,5th November,2005.