I took a long time with Jstro's poem...I think I liked it the best ,but like I said with 19 lines you had to get 32 points to get the 1.7. Look at it this way you got more points than anyone else, and like you said the poem started to feel forced, that's what I'm trying to avoid.

scoring tips ordered pairs are valid as long as their not too unusual...you can rhyme on a dime and if you flip it heads or tails it doesn't meter (ouch) If you walk the fine
line and manage to keep your focus and balance that's good and finally I always appreciate speechwriter's and the
tecniques they use to break their audiences preoccupation.
'nuff said