Praed

An English politician and a legendary poet

His words live as worthy of literary note

There is truth in that writers are born not made

One example of this was Winthorp Mackworth Praed

He died in his thirty eight year in his writing prime

His memorable rhyming poems have withstood the test of time

One of the best of his era of him one can say

With words he was one who surely had a way

An oroginal writer with a style of his own

Over time the fans of his poetry in numbers have grown

Writers opf such originality to say the least rare

With the best of his time he was one to compare

His poetry once read you will visit again

Once a Praed fan as a fan you will remain

In his poems humor and pathos and originality

All of the human feelings in them to see

Without his name to it a poem of Praed's you would know

Fans of his poetry in numbers through the decades do grow

His memorable poems have withstood the time test

And of his era he was one of the best.