Jim - marvelous! You encouraged me to think of two other types -
The Hitchhiker and
The Sprinkler
I really like this, and - excuse the intrusion - but I thought you might get a kick out of mine on the same theme, written some time back = What a great opportunity to (a) post that villanelle I finished last night, and (b) hint that I was there first!
= I can't write too good, so I resort to liberal use of symbols and shorthand to underline my points (LOL).
Michael Cantor (who knows it's really hard to write light verse)
[This message has been edited by Michael Cantor (edited July 07, 2005).]