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Rhyme is a curious phenomenon:  full rhymes, slant rhymes, off-rhymes; then there is full-stop or enjambment at the end of each line.  But such terms are only the effect of studying how Poets use words; the terms do not create Poetry.  I like the graceful rhyme structure in this poem, and it keeps the poem moving briskly to its conclusion.  The converssational tone of the poem makes the rhyming sound natrual---as if all people spoke and wrote this way---and not artificial, as in a greeting card.

  And, as Patricia pointed out, this is a meta-poem; and that makes it very interesting.  The great Poet, Wallace Stevens, wrote meta-poems in blank verse; and Alexander Pope wrote them in rhymed couplets.  With this excellent poem, you join those great Poets who have given us Poetry about Poetry; which, to me as a reader, is one of the most interesting subjects and genres available in our language.  I applaud this great accomplishment that yiou have shared with postpoems' readers.

Your meta-poem is your uniquely-you and epic wit on full display, and it's no surprise that it's a blast to read and ponder with inspiration from the great Bard of PostPoems.

From "chasms and pinnacles" to "ssoothing lotion" (with a nod to your lovable self) to "atmospheric word designs" you explored the possibilities of structure and capricious word gymnastics.

I adored every "whimsical" line. I want to say "physical" as a rhyme, but that's just a near rhyme, which was your point exactly.

Brilliant!