by Rickie LongfellowHi everyone. February is Valentine’s month. Have you ever written a love poem to your Valentine? If not, why not start a new tradition this year? If you haven’t ever written a love poem, here are a few suggestions to get started. Read some love poetry. Writer’s Digest provides 10 of them at this link: https://www.writersdigest.com/write-better-poetry/10-best-love-poems-eve. Next, jot down some things you admire and love about your Valentine to include in your poem. Your poem doesn’t have to rhyme, but if you want it to rhyme, that is just fine. (Do you see what I did there?) The Rhyming Dictionary at https://www.rhymezone.com/ is a great place to get help with rhyming. Two fun exercises are writing prompts and, what I call buzz words. You can find these through Google and by joining writer’s groups or making up your own. A writing prompt for a Valentine could be, “You are my Valentine because,” “Ten things I love about you,” “I am happy that we met,” etc. You get the picture. Once you have the first line, your poem should emerge easily. We won’t worry about meters and stanzas. Write what is in your heart. For the second exercise, buzz words, and in this case love words, you will find a long alphabetized list of them at this link. https://grammar.yourdictionary.com/word-lists/list-of-romantic-words.html. Here are a few examples: amazing, adorable, angel; beautiful, beloved, bewitching, and the list continues. So, now write that masterpiece for your Valentine and don’t forget the box of chocolates! If you want to share your poem, please post it in the comments below. We would love to read it! Also, check out last year’s Valentine’s Day blog by Doris for a fun exercise. https://thestarvingwritersofkwc.weebly.com/blog-posts/hey-valentine Roses are red, violets are blue, I wrote a poem, now you write one too. Happy writing!
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