In a message dated 97-09-16 06:01:21 EDT, you write: > > Dylan Thomas. Quite possibly my favorite poet. Definately my favorite > villanelle. :) > > jessica > I once spent the goodly part of a summer composing a villanelle(s) [attempting to]- v. mebbe the toughest poetic format - those critical three lines - good exercise. At 75 I'm getting to the point where "raging against . . ." starts to come under consideration - but for a sweet guy like me . . . hmmmm i dunno, I've had almost twice(t) Dylan T's 39 years - methinks I can set aside "rage" When (my) time comes - and only then - I'll "go quietly . . ." EdB in SoCal