Yes, Tim, the diminutive for me would be "Rhinita," which is what all my relatives call me. It beats me what Hispanic relatives--if you had any! would call you, as "Timito" sounds all wrong. No, it has to be faced: English is simply diminutive-deprived, as "Timmy" doesn't cut it either.
But to get back to forms: since there seems to be an interest in those, in the triolet and especially in the sonnet, I'd like to issue an invitation. Why doesn't each visitor to the site post a poem of his own in which he feels he's used an established form to some advantage? And that includes variants: for instance, the Mason sonnet, a form with some wonderful features. I'd love to see those.
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