On Poetry And Prose Comments

Points well taken. But you are mistaken, When you write That good prose writing might (should) be the precursor to A poet and his due. Stringing words and phrases in a stack Just for appearances gives nothing back, As it's hard to remember when The 'poem' had a beginning or an end. So my advice is that one practice The four 'E's' Excite, Entertain, Educate and End. Makes reading pleasant, my friend! Prose has an additional advantage over rhyme in that the vocabulary is much greater which simplifies structure. But writing poetry that has rhyme and rhythm is a lot more fun (and challenging) . For the most part, it may not come off well but nothing lost in trying. s