The Poet Of The Town

Though he is one who has known of a far better day

The old poet of the town with words still has a way

In the local pub with his long time devoted wife on a Saturday night

He recites some of his poems to his audience delight

In his early eighties the poet of  town

Some of his poems have earned him widespread renown

In his sixty years of writing some memorable poems he did write

That on Saturday evening in the poetry hour in the pub he often recite

Twelve times a great grandfather the patriarch of his family

His eldest son he is sixty three

With words he is one who does love to play

That his poems will outlive him only true to say

In his younger years a handsome man years ago

But time that ages everyone has become his foe

Balding and grey haired the years on him show

But he is one who retains the bright inner glow

The poet of the town is a down to earth bloke

Some of his humorous poems laughter in his audience provoke

Of the town's many writers he remains the best known

And he is one who is in a class of his own.