You are absolutely right: it is in the absolute worst possible taste for an adult to tell another adult what to give him or her as a gift. (Kids can get away with it because generally adults don't know what to buy them.) The only exception is that you can tell another person what not to get you if the reason is your health or safety, since safety trumps etiquette. For example, if you are allergic to perfumes, you can ask to not be given scented products.

However, I think that poem is too sincere and not sarcastic enough to get the point across. If I received that, I would have no idea I was being rebuked or mocked: I'd think you were asking me for a cash gift. How about:

When I read your gift requests
I want to dance the shimmy.
The song I hear is clear and loud,
It's gimme, gimme, gimme.

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