A poem by John Dickson (a few poems down from the top of the page below):
And who on the board would like to explain why no one informed me of this poem?? taps foot waiting for what better be a good explanation
Explanations aside…
That is wonderful.
Absolutely divine..
More to follow after a dozen or so reads..
Slan,
D. 
The thread title and “Fame” are both good’uns. 
The others are just too dark for me on this dark night.
If Leaves were letters..
Slan,
D. 
Oh wow…Carrie! Where did you find these? I mean…wow. They’re simply wonderful!!! I do like the one you pointed out, but the others are stunningly beautiful as well. 
That would be a LOT of letters since there were twenty thousand on just that one oak tree alone! 
True..
I wish there was as many yellow ribbons..
Goodnight, Irene ..goodnight..
Slan,
D.
I really liked that one
Great.
One back at ye..
http://steveyoutubepicks.wordpress.com/2007/12/04/taj-mahal-gone-fishin/
Slan,
D.
Thanks for reminding me of a poem I loved when I first read it, and still love now. Memory is blurry, but I THINK I first read this in a small book of poems when I was a teenager, which would be nearly 30 years ago, but maybe I’m confusing it with something else. (I haven’t really read much poetry for the last couple decades, though.) John Dickson as author didn’t ring a bell either. I didn’t see any information about original publication. Now I’m curious!
Well done poem.
If I’d know, I certainly would have told. Thanks for sharing this.
KAC
Damn! The conspiracy whose sole purpose was to keep this poem from
your sight has failed. The mechinations put in place to draw your eye away
whenever such a Portmanteau as “Poemectomy” appeared were clearly
insufficient. But not to worry. This conspiracy may have died its rightful
death, but its bretheren will not go gently. We will still keep you from finding
out about Billy Collins. (What’s that? Damn again!)
That is a good explanation.