Maybe line breaks don't matter. Maybe we read in an unconscious and structured methodology that is not defined?

Wish I could do this. Will you teach me how?

Everything matters, and reading SHOULD be an unconscious effort on the readers part. You wouldn't give somebody directions or draw them a map that says: Well take a right first, if that doesn't work back track and try a left. Keep doing that all over town until you learn how to get there.

I tend to read poetry the way I see it, ignoring line breaks and punctuation. Then, I go back and read it through trying to adhere to the authors wishes. Call me selfish and stubborn just the way it is.

DAH--Mek's thighs giggles

This has moments fo brilliance. I slammed on the breaks at "sight under". I don't know why, maybe I saw a squirrel or something.

Forget about poetry. Let's talk about portrait photography...

The human brain craves pattern and recognition. Less than halfway through this great poem, my brain took over, assigned the breaks.

No, line breaks matter...you taught me that.

Even if our mind reads it in another manner in the first read,

the line breaks in the second read puts the poet's purpose of structure foremost and offers more meaning to his words.

This one was a great lesson and taught much, thanks.

ma

Poetic freedom, let it flow, and your pen flows free of stress, no matter

what is said, true for me and yet I do admire a gifted pen from those who know what they are doing both with heart and head.

I like this pen, thank you.

I see what you mean. I raced through, then went back, and paused at a place not at the break. Thinking....

a playground

sometimes you hit the swings first

sometimes, the merry-go-round

and sometimes, you just poke a stick in the dirt...

and more thigh talk...

wow...enjoyed

Line breaks matter.

Dah - lol Mek's thighs.