They write poems for fun and not for fame-
greeting card dribble just isn’t their game.
Some write in earnest and some write in jest,
but whatever they write they do their best-
to avoid Soap themes and worn out clichés,
and the trite expressions some others praise.

Poems of substance seem not the best of fare-
and written in jest get the derriere.
Metaphors it would seem do not connect,
and symbolism is too indirect.
Clichéd sentiment seems to do the best,
and it seems preferred over all the rest.

They can write formal verse or in free style-
iambic pentameter too if it makes one smile.
They can write erotic verse of sweet love,
without vulgarities for the above.
They can also voice anger and distain,
but need be neither obscene nor profane.

That few read their writes is of no concern,
for it’s the poems they read from which they learn.
Some experiment much with what they write,
although scarce others it seems to excite.
Diverse form of poetic expression-
they try from all to derive a lesson.