In his love of poetry one who did rejoice br And i do like his poems as they have their own voice br John Betjeman's his is a legendary name br His poems they live on to his enduring fame. br br For his joyful verse he became famed and known br John Betjeman he had a style of his own br Like a musical river his verse race along br He surely was born with the gift of song. br br The life from his body it may be long gone br But the poems of John Betjeman are living on br His poems say more of him than mere words can say br About him he had such a beautiful way. br br From penning verse one who derived so much fun br He gave to the World 'Miss Joan Hunter Dunn' br One of the many joyful lyrics to flow from his pen br He was not one of the most serious of men. br br To the major poets he is one who belong br And his voice in his poetry one cannot get wrong br His poems so well written a source of delight br That lovers of poetry do love to recite.