What makes a poem good?

Like I said, Laurie: A can of worms; but I think we've caught a few fish worth eating. I would say that we all write for different kinds of meanings. I don't hold metaphor to be as important as, say, Leanne or Kat. I don't care about traditional forms, like sonnets, as much as some do. I am concerned with the sound of a poem. Is it like music? How does it hit the ear? If I could label it, I guess I would be called a 'tonalist'.

What makes one of my poems good or bad: Do I achieve my tonalist goal in a poem; also any other obvious goals, like conveying an idea, a feeling, or whatever. When Leanne writes a sonnet, we should judge it good or bad (unlikely) on whether the rhyme and meter are correct and come off smoothly. If she intends metaphor, then we have another handle on which to judge her.

So the question regarding Laurie's writes is: What are her goals for a particular piece, and does she achieve them?

Does this sound reasonable, or just the late night ramblings of a half-mad man?

Alcuin