Don't give up Craig. It's likely that you're just seeing too much to deal with at once. I have had ideas that took me years to develop the skills to bring out fully. Poetry is something that takes time. The Serious Forum assumes that you've worked a lot of issues with your writing, a lot of failed attempts. It's not that people are less than honest in the other forums they just try to focus on the big things they see.
I worked on one poem for 15 years. I remember getting some "less is more advice". It wasn't all that the piece needed but it eventually led me there. Your poem can be developed just treat it like a work in progress, and try not to be discouraged.
I worked on one poem for 15 years. I remember getting some "less is more advice". It wasn't all that the piece needed but it eventually led me there. Your poem can be developed just treat it like a work in progress, and try not to be discouraged.
The secret of poetry is cruelty.--Jon Anderson