Measures of Degree

MEASURES OF DEGREE confidence pervades    intending to regale in pomp displayed      in pageantry a mere pretence     with conceit its folly is   dismayed such innocence         to see conveyed & prevails    midst the tide sufficient     heretofore   validates the sense of zealous appetite    doomed to share a shadow remains     the quest is is stilled THIS IS AN OPEN(organic) FORM VERSE without grammatical symbols the ' open' relies upon 'the one breath limitation' & so inherently requires the 'reader' (reciter) to input and respond thus making the form a two way interplay and often a unique interpretation by the enigma so derived