'Reply to a Young Friend's Unsolicited Critique'

I think that I will never be
A lit'ry poet such as thee,

Although I'm told my verses sing
(and dimples to some faces bring)

My poems can't be very good
-they're much too easily understood,

And yet they sing! (with quavering voice)
Sometimes they even sound like JOYCE!

Okay, okay! (confessing shames)
They're more like Kilmer, less like James,

And while I'm speaking of confessin'
...I didn't like your latest lesson,

My friend if I live long enough
I hope to grow, write better stuff,

And you, my bright precocious pup
May teach me more...... when you grow up.

-jorge999