Sonnet: Poetry Versus Prose

Some write their poetry almost like prose; The two are not diff’rent in any way? How can a thorn ever become a rose? The grain is grain; the hay remains but hay! But some write prose with emotions afilled; Or add some verses in-between the lines; One can’t become the other, howev’r skilled; How can the noon be dawn although sun shines? The functions poems do, prose can never, Where right words placed, give music and rhythm; But of the two, the poet’s cleverer; His work is shorter, neater, and more trim. All praise the bard; his glory’s forever! For prose can’t stand the test of time ever! 6-25-2002 by Dr John Celes