Bitter Sweet

Many thanks, Leanne. I've heard of terza rima but couldn't have defined it before now; I quite like the rhyme-connection across the 3-line stanzas....yes, that first line is definitely not iambic pentameter...to be honest I was aiming for 5-stress lines...they tend to go iambic on me anyway but not always....yeah, i think there are occaions to overstate rather than understate...especially if  venting steam ! BRgds.,Alan.