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Originally posted by Leonis:
This is wonderful!
Wolfgir - poetry in english (and most languages i believe) doesn't need to rhyme to be poetic. it's what's in the words that counts. i would love to see one in sweedish if you have one.
Memnoch, Cloudy, BK - Shakespeare was a much underated poet i believe - i have a little book of his sonets that i take with me to weddings - majestic.
BK - that's heartbreaking and beautiful at once. i'm stunned
and Bilqis - i agree, thanks.
Keep them comming people - food for the soul
Yorick... 
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Celtic poets valued alliteration rather than rhyme. Hebrew poets valued writing a saying and then it's opposite to emphasise the meaning of the first.
Rhyme and meter do assist retention though.
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"Check the sustain on this one ... aaaaaaaa, I mean you could go out for a bite and there'd still be aaaaaaaaa"
"Can I touch it?"
"No. It can't be played"
"Can I look at it?
"No we've seen enough of that one....."
A fair dinkum laughing Hyena!