[Len Krisak]

I once had a conversation with a highly
regarded poet (Sphereans, trust me--most
of you would consider this person a delightful person
and terrifically talented poet, but the name is not
going to be revealed) who ended one of our
little set-tos with this observation:
"I don't care if your question is logical.
I reserve the right to be both illogical AND
right at the same time! All your logical
questions are TRICK questions."

Thank God this is a versifier who
writes in meter and rhyme--not in

badly lineated
though not altogether ragged
prose that
turns
on certain
words
for no apprent
reason.