Walter De La Mare

He was a master wordsmith the poet Walter De La Mare
One of the finest of his time few with him to compare
His poems are quite distinctive and always worth a read
His writings have outlived him a rare achievement indeed
He did not write esoteric modern poems or he did not write simple rhyme
Yet his poems are very beautiful and they live on in time
His poems are for all ages he was a poetic great
And his fame lives in his verses and does not have a use by date
The Poet born in Charlton in Kent in England had to work hard for his fame
And even in his lifetime his became a World known literary name
His marvellous poem 'The Listeners' i learned as a boy
And his poems and stories of childhood children still read and enjoy
His writing remains as relevant in the World of today
And he was a master wordsmith with words he did have a way.