Be A Poet Even In Prose

Always be a poet even in prose.

Charles Baudelaire

 

"I am not a poet" is an unacceptable transgression in prose. If my writing is not poetry to my ears then it is a pile of dung also to others. If the purpose of writing is to elevate and impart ideas and some form of wisdom then it matters that the writing is well done with rhyme and reason.

 

Supposing that one cannot write meter and scale, it then matters even more to write with beauty and skill. Never assume that the reader is a moron, but...