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(A proofreader's note regarding “emergent” and “urgent”)

Beware the sound of “urgent”
That echoes in “emergent”;
Emergency there hinted
Perverts what was intended.

“Emergent” means beginning,
A coming into being.
In medicine, it's different,
“Emergency” inferring.

These both can be descriptors,
As adjectives like “urgent”:
“Emergency condition,”
“Emergent social segment.”

Single, though, is “urgent”
In meaning and in purpose,
Requiring prompt attention
Its one and only focus.

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