Thank you all for your clarifying my confusion. Sorry for that comment about the sonnet being easiest. I do find it easier than other forms but I'll admit I didn't give that comment much thought.
Solan and Ginger, thanks for the pointers.
Alicia, thank you for posting that triolet by Hardy. I understand exactly what you mean now.
Rhina, thank you for your comments. It seems I spent too much time shaping what might have been finished work into a form. I'll try your approach and see what happens. I also love the villanelle but it doesn't seem to be a favorite here. I would like to read the villanelle about your mother if you don't mind posting it here. My poems always flow better in Spanish. In English I fret too much over form and meter and I often give up on what I've written. I love the process, though, so it's worth the trouble. I am also from the Dominican Republic. I truly enjoy your poems. I just took a peek at Tim Murphy's threads (Questions to Rhina and Introduction...) and learned that you are Quisqueyana. It gives me pride and pleasure to see what you've accomplished!
Again, thank you all.
-Nadia
[This message has been edited by NADIA (edited August 30, 2001).]
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