1.   These can be removed altogether, or replaced with statements such as in my view this is not a good poem.

2.   Among preachers themselves, good sermons are prized like good poems, collected like baseball cards, critiqued like the latest films and novels.

3.   And he said posting the code on the Web was no different than writing and posting a good poem.

4.   A really good poem.

5.   But a good poem is like a tiny seed that contains a great tree.

6.   CD-ROMS, with their ability to store and link vast amounts of information can -- like a good poem -- touch many layers of experience and meaning.

7.   Instead they do what good poems always do.

8.   It could be a good poem.