Prologue-less

And there it wasn't!
I've removed the prologue as a part of the story itself. I will keep it for reference, but for now we have the poem and then the opening lines of the first chapter.
Obviously, I need to consider whether the opening chapter should be the opening chapter. Should there be another chapter before that?
Of course, I can't say for definite right now. It's difficult looking at the beginning without the prologue being there. I have what seems to be the perfect type of opening in my head, but I must remember that my first chapter 'as-is' seems like a good one to me. Why change things further?
Watching The Da Vinci Code last night shows what a beginning can be. Does it need to be like that? The one I have in mind is like that. But will it now look like everybody else's first chapter?
Well, the prologue is no more. Small steps for now.
Food for thought...