A rhyme scheme is
a confidence job
on the public's wits.
They think it tricks
them pleasantly
to steal the ending sounds of words
and swap them round a bit
- while making not a dent
in sense. It builds to something
they expect, what's coming next?
A sweet suspense to drift within.
So both must flow - the scheme
in time, the sense in line,
whatever metaphors you choose
- just so long as they've brought
rhyme, it is no sin.
For if you throw
a curve
that they don't catch, or if
you miss a step upon the stairs
we all fall down, and off
the rails, and over
the side,
there is a splash!
That boat
is never coming back.
A risky ride
without a match.
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