Emphasis - Does Prose Satisfy? Poem by Jonathan ROBIN

Emphasis - Does Prose Satisfy?



Do rhyme and structure strangle sense,
Or emphasize emotions which
Eclectic rhythms render rich?
Stress reinforces verse, intense
Pleasure may be felt, with scents
Recalled from seasons past. Why stitch
On prose per prose that joy, its switch
So seldom magic supplements.
Excessive style is sterile, whence
Some seem to say that those who ditch
A long tradition feel the itch
To sense in rhyme mime or pretense.
It could be this misrepresents
So much which should be shared, keyed pitch.
Facts dry may well define a rose,
Yet can its scent pour through poor prose?

Do rhyme and structure strangle sense,
Or add dimensions parallel
Enhancing feelings' tidal swell
Stirring harmonies, and hence
Portraying more than meets the eye -
Right brain stimulation. Cry
Or laughter, love, hate, violence.
Song symphonic supplements
Euphuism, represents
Sensitivity's sixth sense
As creativity presents
Tensile sound resilience.
Internal rhyme, puns' pertinence.
Stretching initial versed intents.
Fast obsolete, poor prose one knows
Yields no fresh harvest, faulty flows.

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(13 December 1991 second acrostic added 9 February 2014)
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