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@carolkean,
I am a poet. One of the most potent tricks one learns writing poetry is to "control the pause." Pause is as important as words. Punctuation creates pause.
As a result, when I write prose, some of the poetry sneaks in (on purpose). This does, at times, create a conflict with conventional rules of grammar.
Nevertheless, I highly appreciate the grammatical feedback. The challenge is to balance the two: proper grammar with achieving maximum effect. What I strive for is to only make grammatical mistakes that won't be noticed by 99% of the population. Of course ... there's always "the you's" ... but, I have to favor the majority of my audience. Most people don't know, or care, that you're not supposed to finish a sentence with a preposition.
We all have our price. :-)
Quill