How to Write a Love Poem

How to Become Inspired to Write Poetry

Think about something you feel strongly about. Be in tune with your feelings and allow your emotions to stir within you. You will need these emotions to inspire you.

Sit at a computer or wherever you do your best writing and thinking and let the thoughts flow out of your mind, your heart and fingers.

Learn it is advised not stop if you feel you are misspelling a word. When your feelings have been released, your poem will, like magic, come to an end. Now is the time you can correct.

Sit back and read what you have written, correct only the spelling. Do not change the poem's meaning or content. Make sure your name and date are on the bottom of the page.

Read what you wrote and read it to others if it is not too personal.

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Some inspirations can come from any walk of life:
- Look out the window and see the sunset.
- Be glad you are alive.
- Sit in the Mall and observe a mother and a child.
- Look at the young woman in a wheel chair. Be thankful that it is not you, and write about those feelings
- Think about a lost loved one
- Think about the big piece of cake topped with a big scoop of ice cream that you just pigged out on, after you announced you were on a diet.

Not all poems have to be happy. Not all poems have to be long. Not all poems have to be short. Some poems can be silly.

Be thankful for good health.

Do not put restrictions on the style you use.

Save all your poems, no matter what they say or how you feel about them. One day you will look back and see that you have somehow, without knowing it, written the story of your life.

Safeguard your poetry. Place it into a plastic cover, and store it in a looseleaf binder set aside for just your poetry.

Download a photo or clipart on the poetry page that relates to your poem. Dress the page up.

Be proud...you have just finished the first page of your first 'book.'

There are many other poetry styles that most people are not even familiar with. See the url at the bottom for information.

Relax.

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Who knows you may just write the "Greatest Poem Ever". Just remember your poem is for the one you love. So make it personal and sensual.

Think about your 'love', how you feel when you are together or apart, what you miss most when you're apart, how you feel when you reunite. Write your thoughts and feelings. Poetry comes from your heart and your thoughts will create a love poem based on your--feelings.

There's no need to be intimidated by rhyme schemes. Remember, poetry doesn't have to 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. Read your writings aloud to yourself to feel what your words are saying. If they stir emotion in you, they will for the person you love.

Make it personal. If your love is named Kim or Vern try to use it. Don't use cliches', 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". Express your feelings without sounding corny.

Read poems for ideas but "Do not copy them" it will get you nothing, and your loved one may find out.

Some people are more poetic than others when it comes to expressing emotions, don't give yourself a report card, your poem doesn't need to be perfect just yours. A short, simple, romantic phrase or rhyme from your heart can be put in with a small gift to give your loved one. E.G. "I hope this gift will let you see ...how much my love you mean to me...

A poem that can be written in prose isn't a poem, so don't follow the method of writing a huge block of prose, cleaning it up, and then cutting it arbitrarily into lines. Learn to write real poetry in meter--that will show your lover real dedication and effort.

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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 the 5 senses work well for love poems.

Reread your passage and pick a metaphor to tie the three moments together. Choosing a metaphor is the most fun part so be wild with it. An opening flower is a tried and true metaphor for love, but a cloud that looks like a heart might work even better.