Rhyme? Well yes, I prefer it myself - it is more lyrical when we read it to people. I figure rather more than 99% of my poems have a rhyming scheme, albeit some 'bend' the funetics a bit, hehe.
Free verse and prose can be harder to distinguish between, but each must find their niche.
Very moving, Dave. Thought provoking stuff!
On the technical side - thank heavens for some rhyme in your poems. Much free verse seems more like "prosetry" than poetry.
I really like this, Dave. Powerful stuff.