We know your poems are your baby.
Trust our care and acumen.
We'll let you know by the first of Maybe
or by the second of Try Again.
We liked some, but could not agree.
We hope you'll give it another shot
after the third of We Will See
or by the fourth of Maybe Not.
Your poems are polished, but not a wow.
This issue's full, though, so we're stuck
till after the fifth of Not Right Now
or maybe the sixth of Best of Luck.
To demonstrate how much we care,
we promise that we'll contact you
before the seventh of Not Quite There
or by the eighth of Make It New.
Your work's not bad, as these things go.
We know we've held it since forever.
You'll hear from us by the ninth of No
or possibly the tenth of Never.