ext_45018: (understanding poetry)
Oloriel ([identity profile] oloriel.livejournal.com) wrote in [community profile] b2mem 2017-03-04 09:25 am (UTC)

There was a time
when people thought
a poem
had to rhyme.

There was a time
when people thought
a poem
had to remain incomprehensible.

Today we know:
A poem is that which
breaks lines.


Not perfect, but as close to the original as I managed while still producing idiomatic English. :)

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