Chopped up

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  I think that I shall never know
  A tree as lovely as a po-
  em, written by some crazy bod
  And nothing at all to do with God.
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Out of deference to
The wishes of
Our leadero
The rest of this page will be in free verse
Which isn't just "chopped up prose",
As it has been designated
Because of
The negative spaces.
(Which are all around us
Even as we speak, making
Sure that our speech is writing.)
That's all, fisho.

'Twas in the year of 1992, the month was not July
When I decided to write about Julius Caesar
("The Roman geezer")
Who was much affected thereby.
Though not as much as by Shakespeare — I cannot lie.

1992 — Julius Caesar — dead
Unless memory mistake
{Simple Chinese ideogram}
Unġelaeredon preostas!

Correct answers on a limerick (or a post card if you're Socrates)
    Thank you.