ON KEEPING THE METER

                    Don’t let a wayward syllable upset
                    The perfect harmony of your couplet
                    Which should proceed along with tripping ease
                    Through measures calculated by degrees,
                    But one misstep will awkwardly undermine
                    The otherwise perfection of your line:
                    Now if you have an ear for such precision,
                    You’ll note the word above that prompts derision.

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