Is it necessary for poetry to rhyme When in doing so it takes up such a huge proportion of the writer's time You could finish many a successful novel Or spend a fruitless year trying to perfect four lines in a miserable hovel You might be wined and dined on a world-wide book launch tour Or choose to be chewing a pencil and poor
But a verse with a rhyme is a song As long as it has a predictable rhythm so that people can safely march or tap-dance to it strum it and warble along But a nice neat regular beat is not guaranteed to be cheery Because clearly Many popular lyrics and ancient poems are suicidally sad full of dread miserable dismal and dreary I wouldn't do that sort What with life being terribly short
Some rules on this dubious rhythm with rhyme There are nine First nobody limits the length of the line If it happens to fit with another it's fine The dancing is random the march out of step and the strumming and songs are all over the place but it isn't repetitive everything rhymes and we all have a marvellous time
What a crazy piece you have produced – so out of character! Brilliantly making the point of course… Now I know why the dancers lines are all different lengths!
THE RHYMING TIMES 
I get it ! The illustration. I’m a bit slow .
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No I’m a bit incomprehensible!
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Wow that was a mouthful.
This dotty being was trying to read it as if it was in rhyme.!! What am i like.
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Rhyme yes, rhythm no! Thanks for persevering!
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What a crazy piece you have produced – so out of character! Brilliantly making the point of course… Now I know why the dancers lines are all different lengths!
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Trying to be Ogden Nash!
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Your rows of dancers & keep fitters complement the poem really well.
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Oh thank you they’re very basic indeed but took ages
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Fabulous and also loved the one on Seville .
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that’s great thanks – not sure everyone will get this one 😄
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an illuminating picture of your pilates classes Astronomoo Nash.
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that’s really hilarious!
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