Lament, Pearls to Ponder Options

[Merlin]

Lament

How can a serious poet be
accepted by those erudites
who’ve reached an apogee in heights
and are much wiser than is he?

If learnéd I was as some folks,
my words would please, but woe-alas,
to scrutinizers they don’t pass,
becoming risible, quizzical jokes.

My situation is quite grim.
I’ve truly tried and studied hard
along this road to be a bard
but still my prominence stays dim.

A whiskered wizard I remain
with pen in hand to join the game
in search of promiscuity and fame
and overall, not go insane.



edit changed verse order switching 1 & 2

[jgdittier]

Dear Merlin,
If you feel a warm hand on your shoulder, it's undoubtedly Robert Service's!
Cheers, Ron jgdittier