then
prose = 1/3 H & poetry = 3I

since H = 8 & I = 9
then
prose = 2 2/3 & poetry = 27

BUT
since poetry - (oetry) + (rose) = prose
& since o = 15 e = 5 t = 20 r = 18 y = 25 & s = 19
then 27 - 83 + 57 = 2 2/3
& 1 = 2 2/3

similarly: prose - rose + oetry = 27
yielding 2 2/3 - 57 + 83 = 27
or 28 2/3 = 27

subtracting the smaller # from the larger # in both of the above cases we arrive at a value of 1 2/3 the measured difference between prose & poetry

commentary:
                    another way of figuring arrives at a different answer       since poetry = 99 & prose = 73 then the difference between them is 26 or the number of letters in the alphabet       since this method appears more precise what is the value of the first answer arrived at       starting from the basic premise that H & I follow one another in the alphabet having a different value of 1 (poetry & prose placed in the same base have a difference of 10)       the relationship between them is perfect       by turning 1 one counter clock-wise position it becomes H       by turning H one counter clock-wise position it becomes I       (C&U M&W N&Z are the only other letters whose relationships to one another are at all similar       however none of these is as perfect in relation to one another as H&I)       in the premise the fractioning or multiplying of poetry & prose by 3 (the number of the mother continent MU (MUse?)) is an expression in mathematical terms of the effect of cosmic forces on the writing       (the initial relationship is demonstrated by the transforming of poetry into prose using the alphabetic replacement system prior to multiplying & then the reverse prior to dividing       prose is multiplied by 3 because the cosmic forces are less present in prose since the consciousness of the writer tends to intrude to a much greater degree       thus to equalize the equalizable factors as much as possible poetry is subsequently divided by 3)       since the relationship between H&I is the closest approximation in pure language terms of the relationship between poetry & prose by using them as equivalents we arrive at a purer mathematical description       both answers are right       26 comes closest to the traditional english grammar ideal       1 2/3 is purer because it brings into play the flux in the world of the writer & its relationship to writing       it is interesting to note that the value of 1 is a multiple of 3 thus arriving at 27 as the value of poetry as opposed to 8/3 as the value of prose       note the simplicity & directness of the relationship between poetry & the cosmic forces       further to this in the final transformation in both cases 1 2/3 is actually an expression of the margin of difference in transformational writing i.e. when one is moving from poetry into prose or vice versa this is to say that 1 2/3 is a measure of their difference in terms of borderblur writing as opposed to (as is the case with 26) an expression of their gross difference if you do not try bringing the two things together       1 2/3 is an expression of the degree of flux in actual transformational writing