John Masefield

John Masefield was a Poet Laureate of England one of the greatest writers of his time
The poems live on for their descriptive beauty of this man who did write long stories in rhyme
Dauber, Reynard The Fox and The Daffodil Fields to read enjoyable these long narratives poems by so many have been read
Of the master rhyming wordsmith of the twentieth century his poems live on though he is long with the dead

When read his poetry live on in the memory on page he brought to life interesting characters to meet
In Right Royal, Lollingdon Downs and Rosas and the memorable Widow Of The By Street
There will never again be a poet quite like him the rhymes must have been bubbling in his brain
Truly an amazing story teller among the great poets his place he does retain

His enjoyable to read Saltwater Ballads as a writer helped to make him better known
To most other poets in writing style he was so different one can say he was in a class of his own
And yet he  did not die as a wealthy fellow from writing he just earned a living pay
He was one of those who truly lived his poetry one can say of him he came up the hard way

John Masefield was from Ledbury in England one who ventured far from his home countryside
As a young man he went to sea as a sailor working on cargo ships he travelled far and wide
He later became the Poet Laureate of England with rhyme one who did have a way
A master wordsmith of meter and rhyming not many of his sort living today.