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

[Sekhmet]

Hi - I've just followed the link too, 'Muktuk Annie' - what a sparkling, epic sequel you have composed!
I believe there is now another hopeful young girl from the Frozen North who is following in Annie's dainty sealskin slippers, and hoping to break into politics. Just watch her shake those tail-feathers.
Can't keep a good girl down!
Hugs, Leo