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Thread #172425 Message #4173788
Posted By: leeneia
04-Jun-23 - 12:22 AM
Thread Name: To Rhyme or not to rhyme...perfectly.
Subject: RE: To Rhyme or not to rhyme...perfectly.
Imperfect rhymes used to bother me, but after years of singing in a choir at a Catholic church, with many modern songs that have only approximate rhymes, I got comfortable with the sense of closure that they brought. Meaning is more important than rhyme. The congregation didn't seem to mind, either.
I have written a couple or three original songs, and I wouldn't have bothered if I had had to wrangle the lyrics till all rhymes were perfect.