zodiac1 Feb 2004

I give you both much more credit than that. Besides, you can comment on how I rhymed gentle with dental, Oriental, sentimental, regimental and rental in this one (and also "bit it" with "it'd"). I'm quite proud of that. As far as line breaks go, I'm with Frost with his ideas on free verse: I wouldn't begin to know what to write if I didn't have a structure to work in. I'm currently trying to move away from rigid iambic or anapestic whatevermeter to something still rhymed but more free-flowing (with smoother, more natural diction,) and much of the stuff I've posted on the site is my first few awkward attempts. So I'd be really interested in hearing from either of you how the flow works, where it doesn't and so forth. You both (or all three) have excellent ears for rhythm, I can tell, and could help me a lot in that respect.