Time out for some Word Fun

Time out for some Word Fun
Poets think it's sublime when the words they write rhyme,
But to Teachers and Students, they're trouble.
Is it right to write white or is it rite to right wight,
And when do those consonants double?

Is it 'i' before 'e' except after 'c',
Or is it 'e' before 'i' as in weird and seize,
But then what do you say
When they sound like 'A'
As in neighbor and weight and sleigh?
We're told 'oo' sounds like 'u' as in shoot and cartoon,
But then blood, door and floor sing a different tune.
It's driving me mad, all those sayings and rules
To help us make sense (cents?) of it all.