Papyrus and parchment, paper and presses,
alliteration in attractive dresses,
tripping the light fantastic on the page,
treating as siblings comedy and rage,
emulating Pope’s Augustan maledictions,
rhyming carved firm as runes and rock inscriptions.
Jumping through hoops of meaning to infold
astonishing verbal gems within his gold,
capturing hearts and minds with classic tales –
keeping the wind of poetry in his sails.