Ok here are my interests:

I really love music
I love singing
I love playing the piano
I’d love to sing in a choir
I like kids
I love writing (I write poems and fiction stories)
I like to draw
I’m really into medical stuff (I read health articles in my spare time. I’m especially interested in mental health)

Any ideas?
- Cecilia

It is easy to express your true feelings and thoughts in free-verse rather than rhyme. You don’t need to be a Shelley or Shakespeare to write a great poem. All it takes is sincerity, a little effort and a loving feeling

Steps

Write a page of standard prose, as fast as you can, about how you felt the first time you saw your loved one, how you felt the first time you knew you were in love, and how you feel right now about being together. These three moments in time will create the structure of your poem.

Replace any weak verbs with stronger verbs and any pronouns with proper nouns. Words depicting taste, touch, sight, smell and sound work really well for love poems.

Reread your passage and pick a central metaphor to tie the three moments together. Choosing a metaphor is the most challenging part, but don’t hesitate to be wild with it. An opening flower is a tried and true metaphor for love, but a slow-motion explosion in reverse or a baby’s first step might work even better.

Rewrite your passage using the metaphor to describe the three moments.

Read your page out loud, changing anything that sounds off to you. Make notations where you feel there’s even the slightest pause in the flow of writing.

Write the poem on paper, putting a line break where you made the notations.

Type the poem neatly or write it in your best handwriting. Consider framing your poem. Your loved one may want to keep the poem as a memento!

Read the poem out loud to the person you love, or wrap it in special wrap, and present it as a gift for her or him to open when alone.

Tips

You’re not trying to write the ‘Greatest Poem Ever’. Your poem is for the one you cherish the most. What matters is that it’s personal and sensuous.

Sit in a quiet room, and think about your ‘love’, how you feel when you are together, and apart. Think about what you miss most when you do not see each other, and how you feel when you again see each other. As you ponder this, write your thoughts and feelings. Poetry should come from the heart, and your heart and your thoughts will create a love poem based on you and only yours feelings.

There’s no need to be intimidated by complex rhyme schemes. Remember, most contemporary poetry doesn’t rhyme. Former Poets Laureate Robert Pinsky and Louise Gluck and current Poet Laureate Ted Kooser all write poetry that does not rhyme.

The best writing advice is simple: omit needless words. One strong verb steamrolls any three weak ones.

Poetry and almost all artful prose is about how the words reveal your feelings. Take time when you read your writing out loud to yourself, and see if you feel what your words are saying. If they stir up emotion within you, be assured they will do the same for the person you are writing it for.

Make it personal. Don’t fill it with cliches but find something unique or special in your relationship and write about that. Your poem should be a reflection of the love you both share.

One useful tip for any kind of poem is to write it twice: first with the heart, then with your brain. Don’t forget to express exactly what you want, but try not to sound cheesy.

Go to websites and get an idea . Do not copy them, it will get you nothing, your loved one can find out easily


- Adam Bell

Love can be expressed in so many ways. This is because it is a special feeling that calls for a special way of expression. People show their love through words of song and even poetry. Love poetry is very popular and, it is one of the sweetest ways to tell a person that you love them. Love poetry can be found in books, papers, Internet and other places. There are so many love poems that have not yet been written down and are just spoken orally. Poetry comes from the heart and, there is nothing better than this. There are so many collections of great love poetry of all times on the Internet. The following is just an example of a great poem that best captures the spirit of love. The poem is by E.E Cummings and it is titled ‘if there are any heavens’. The following are some of the greatest lines from the poem. ‘Somewhere I have never traveled, gladly beyond any experience; your eyes have their silence’. The poem continues like this ‘in your most frail gestures, are things that enclose me, or which they cannot touch because they are so near’.

It goes on to reveal the inner feeling that can only describe a feeling that has been felt by the best of us which is love. Love poetry will do several things to the reader or listener. First, it will entertain. Beauty of language is observed in good poetry, and you can be sure to find them very entertaining. The other thing is the teaching part. Many poems of love come with a story of love behind them. It brings out experiences of love and what the aftermath was. Love is a positive thing but, we can learn all the faces that love assumes. If you want to learn some tips on how to have love in your life, make sure you listen to great poetry that is inspired by love. They can also be a point of release. Some poems have very sad love stories and, you can just listen to all the emotions playing out and identify with it. This is if you are going or have gone through a similar experience. This will facilitate your healing as you get to explore how you feel and deal with it. Love poetry can do so much more for you. If you wish to express your love to someone through poetry, it is paramount that be very honest and creative. It takes a lot of confidence to go ahead and write a poem and, you should make a point of preparing yourself well.

Do not copy a poem rather, let it inspire you. When you come up with your personal stuff, you will be in a position to make the impression you need. Most people are looking to be perfect and this cannot happen. You just need to be yourself and communicate the message well. There is no doubt that you are going to get what you want. Many men write their partners love poems and this is also the case for girls. This way, relationships are spiced up and, many are happy and content. The poetry will only make your life better for you and your loved one.


- Francis Githinji

I love to write poems and i want to take the next step and sell them. Does anybody know if i can sell my poetry to hallmark to be used in their cards or any other company?
- little1704

I am a songwriter and musician. I have seen some of the poems in here and they are really good song material. I mainly write Christian/Spiritual songs and wondered if you guys could give ,me a few tips and ground rules you use when writing poems, i.e do they have to rhyme, where do you go for inspiration, do you look at other poets work for inspiration.etc

Thanks Guys,,,,,love your poems
- Andy