07-17-2012, 01:20 PM
aaargh... I see what you mean about "and" versus an adjective, but I can't think of anything that's not going to over-spondee things! I want to change it now though. I will spend time in contemplation 
As to the semi-colon: in poetry, and in most prose, I follow the rule of pause, new clause, semi-colon (or em-dash if it better suits the aesthetics).

As to the semi-colon: in poetry, and in most prose, I follow the rule of pause, new clause, semi-colon (or em-dash if it better suits the aesthetics).
It could be worse
