> Don't sacrifice meter for rhyme.
> That should be considered a crime.
> Take heed my kind word,
> Don't say you've just heard,
> Or your poems won't be worth a dime.
>
> Adam "Mr. Constructive Criticism" Bomb
>
> When writing a beautiful po'm,
> I usually start with my meter,
> When an orc I am trying to beat'r,
> I try to write well, but I blow 'em.
>
> Don "Not at my best today" Monkey

Trochees and iambs clip-clop on the page,
Giving the poet frustration and rage.
Perfect meter and rhyming,
The words and the timing,
Are tricky for even a sage.

The dancing of words as they move 'cross the page
Is something delicious, sublime.
"The moon's shining crescent,
Bold white iridescent..."
A perfect example of rhyme.

With a sing-song meter, as seen up above,
The difference is brilliantly clear,
Compare it to Milton, to Homer or Frost
Or the iambic foot of Shakespeare.

And I have no idea where to keep going with this
So I'll let it be with this last little twist.

Sosi"poetry!"qui