inversions in poetry

[milo]

My friend, by giving a possible alternative for the title alone, I not only seized the gauntlet, but challenged anyone to produce their own, new, improved, version of Ms Sitwell's title alone -- the rest of the poem has plenty of inversions, too. I would concede that it was written in special times. Her natural liking for the archaic may have had a resonance which later generations, or foreigners, might miss. As for me having to show how valuable this device is -or that it is a device - I think that puts the burden of proof the wrong way about. If I like bananas, and you tell me I ought not to, the onus rests with you . Since the old saying about not be able to argue about taste remains as true as ever, that might be difficult.

I am afraid you waited too long, old fruit,  I have lost my enthusiasm for the argument.