Thumbing the Nose

The goal of a poem: its intrinsic I.D. is grab folk: to show them; to imbue imagery – to say something profound and to then sculpt the words into a form that’s sound and is pleasantly heard. Note that augmentation, achieved by devices Like alliteration should not pose a crisis But should more go with flow: more embrace than a grope; Less stagnation than growth … to surprise Alex Pope. So “caesura”, don’t cease: use sensuous metre. With reined rhythmic release; caress – don’t just beat her. Steal past each armoured guard: have Words blithe crash each scene; refute yon jaded bard who ‘dissed’ Alexandrine.