Poetry should rhyme!

I think good poetry should always rhyme,
And like best poems that correctly scan;
But how can any versifying man
Write ought but rubbish, unless given time,
While still a boy, to try it? I know I'm
Not great at verse, but think at least I can
Turn out a few lines that are no worse than
A lot that's printed (though not worth a dime).

How many boys admit they like to dance?
I never did, don't now, and never watch
Ballet or dance routines from modern shows.
But now and then, if given half a chance,
A Billy Elliott comes, that scorn can't scotch.
So too must poets appear sometimes. Who knows?

IPH