If there is bad poetry and good poetry how about grey poetry?

The poem was not a diamond nor a pearl
Nor was it even moonstone they surmised
But in the weekly news, it got a mention
Which gained the author looks of great surprise.
The postman and the milkman lingered longer
The dustmen were all eager to commend
They rescued other writing from recycling
They told the author it was in demand.
Or if not now, then maybe in the future;
Like Ted Hughes, we ought not to destroy.
The driver’s done an OU course in writing
Everything from Pontefract to Troy.
The postman wrote us verses every Xmas
The milkman gave us readings from our palms.
The dustmen read the Times if it was folded
If it was creased, then they were up in arms.
Save letters, lists and diaries when handwritten;
Even the old table where you write
Perhaps your golden pen from Haifa
And the Esterbrook which knew your daily plight.
I don’t know where Sylvia’s stuff was quartered
But now it fills great rooms with gravitas
Innumerable academics sift it
Has all her suffering brought her down to this?
So build a shed and make it dry in winter
Get heavy duty bags from Shangri La
Every single sentence you have written
Put it there before you cross the Bar
In your Will,do mention your grey verses
Leave all to the University of Rome
If they don’t really want to shelve them
Make a university of your home.
