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Poetry doesn't have to have consistent rhythm.

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I spent about three of those deciding whether or not it would be more meaningful to keep or remove the "and" in the last line.

You really underestimate my skills/abilities/intellect. 
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I think at that point it's in the middle of poem and prose.

I didn't think it was possible to write such a high-quality poem in 5 minutes. Sue me. Though, on second thought, you need only write a line a minute. I suppose it wouldn't be [i]too[/i] much of a challenge to get down rhythm and rhymes once a minute. Darn it, now I want to see how long it takes me to write a five line poem. Wish me luck.