There's
nothing worse than
verse destitute of pith. Pith is more important to our universe than
aether,
moxie, or
spunk. Every time I hear a
pithy argument, or a pithy
saying, I am impressed at the
power of
pith. It is a
travesty when otherwise good
prose finds itself
pithless, especially when the author attempts to make up for pith with inferior
ingredients, e.g.
wit,
alliteration, or
rhyme.
In
fact, I could use some
pith right now...