On Writing Love Poems

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On Writing Love Poems

 

Do not wallow

Within the shallows.

Let not "love"

Simply be equated to a "dove"

Or something to become

Nothing more than "ho-hum".

Do not think me cynical,

For if this be your pinnacle

Then shout it for all to hear!

A fitting tribute for one held dear.

 

Let loose thy language.

Unrestricted it will rage!

Running rampant,

Let adoration adorn the page.

 

Let the mind not conceive

Words inadequate.

Pen what the heart perceives,

Love burning passionate!

 

Possessed by said passion,

It should burn hotter than hell.

This is your moment.

Write it well.

 

 

Legion

16June08

Author's Note

Felt compelled to write this. After reading many love poems, I get the impression by quite a few that they don't really know how to truly express themselves in that sense. You must remember, this is supposedly the greatest love of your life. Don't settle for the mediocre! Find the right words to be the write words. I am not "dogging" anyone here for the feeling is a hard one to capture, but if you are going to do it make it memoriable (ck sp). Your "love" you speak of deserves it. You deserve it. Hope I didn't step on any toes here, but don't let that fire simply warm you. Let it consume you and consume you well.

Reviews

[BLBrown]

Thanks for the input. I think that to write a truly great love poem one must have felt love in life...It cannot be manufactured or is falsehood will rise from the page. I have found that, when writing with passion, where I seek boldness and loud imagery, that I need to get in touch with my emotions and then let them pour forth. I still haven't written that one great love poem for my love...but I'll keep trying.

[O!]

Sir yes Sir!!....my love poems have been wiped out when the wipe out happened...i wonder what ur opinion wouldve been...hmmmmm....
ty for the tips Mister.....I love you! LOL

x,
O!

[Gaiamethod]

Hear hear! yeah, its not fulfilling in any way to only meet it half way. Its got to be all or nothing or we learn nothing!
I love passion.......

[M. Kelly]

The alternating uses of rhyme schemes here are a great tool when
dealing with such a powerful topic...the final stanza is chilling!

[Deborah Shepard]

thank you for reading your writes intriguing thank you

[Sam Freeland]

Your poem of passion burns the soul of all who seek not greatness but are content with the banal.
We are good for the medium when we write less and think more. Often poems from the heart
come from simple hearts, seeking a way to make words shine and glow and never reaching
brightness. Often reviews follow the same incompleteness and repitition. If reviewers would
write more about their questions and less about their praise, they would escape your excellent
example of love and dove. Thank you for making the Cafe a better place to read. sam

[Helen Woodward]

HA!!! I hope I don't fall into your category of lifeless writers, I have been known to use the odd metaphor and would you believe it...it was a Dove, but in my own defence she was coupled with an Eagle, not exactly a pigeon pair? I loved this because it should be hotter than hell and ablaze on the page...with decorum...of course!!!
Cheers,
Helen :-)

[Tai Chi Italy]

A most enjoyable read on Love poetry and how to proceed. I agree with you Legion, but for me, it has to be the real passion that evokes the real hot poetry....lol It doesn't come easily or often but when it does it is hot hot hot!lol Looking forward to a hot summer. Tai

[Spilled Her Guts in Cur..]

Well said. So many love poems written today aren't expressed from the heart itself but from copying other poems and songs and picking up and dusting off old clich�s.

Great write. good job. ^_^

[Rc R. Vagilidad]

Pen what the heart perceives,...majestic & powerful line

man, youre so creative & artistically diverged man! we write love poems in such way being redundant with other poems, making it boring and stuff, yet you are pushing the limits to write what matters most, even we tackle the boring reality of the UNIVERSAL THEME

[darkgurl]

"Possessed by said passion, It should burn hotter than hell. This is your moment. Write it well." I like these lines right here, This is a most wonderful and amazing write written so very well, you have talent.