Saving Face Comments

Thank you, Edmund Strolis, for such a masterful and illuminating observation. I am glad to benefit from articulate analysis of what I more rely on intuitively. Cadence ranks highly, and I continue to aim for a better grasp of it. At present, my guiding rule is to make the flow of speech natural given the immediate context. It's comforting to hear I am heading in a fruitful direction. I attribute the uniqueness as an insistence on authenticity. If verses represent a genuine voice, the reader doesn't feel cheated. I'd rather hear some country wisdom from a simple farmer than have him offer the same in iambic pentameter. The content varies as I draw from personal experiences and familiar items of imagination, but I keep in mind the need for including some universality. Still working on that. And, naturally, any success I attribute to the gently, guiding influence of the Muses. Thank again. Your inspiration keeps my efforts honest.