On Writers Poem by Francis Duggan

Some are hobby writers and some do write for pay
But that they all help to make the wordsmith trade it does seem fair to say
And what constitutes good or bad writing why ask someone like me
Since I'm not a literary critic or do not have a literary degree.

Many writers do daydream of fame but for few their dreams come true
But to every writer who try their best credit is surely due
For 'tis better for to try and fail than not to try at all
Though you will never become a writer that others will recall.

It is often said of writers that they are born not made
And only the best can hope to earn a livelihood out of the wordsmith trade
In a World of many writers success stories are rare
Not many millionaire writers of which I am aware.

You may be the best writer in your small Countrytown
But that does seem a long way from literary renown
And in a World of millions of writers few of success would know
But like 'tis said from small dreams a bigger dream can grow.