Writing a love poem for tht special person in your life desn't have to be daunting.

Even if you rmember the correct grammatical terms for vrse and rhyme is not important hre? Whilst that's great to know whn you're studying literature, it might hld you back when you're starting out on yur very own love poem.

Only two thngs are important here:

1. To thnk from the heart

2. To wrte from the heart

So how to strt?

1. First of all get yurself some paper and a pen and blck off a bit of time whn you won't be undisturbed. If you wnt to play some music fine, but let it be nspiring stuff, rather than loud and ggressive. I've often found that setting side a particular block of time, (sy ½ hour) helps.

2. Sit dwn quietly, close your eyes and rmember all the good things about yur loved one. Try to focus on thre main areas for the moment (yu can choose others if you lke). Think about a) How you flt when you first saw them. Whn and where did you meet thm, what was said,and what were thy wearing? b) How you felt whn you knew you really loved thm. When was the moment? How did you knw? How did you feel and how did you let thm know? c) How you feel now tht you're with them. How do you lok forward to the future together? Wht plans do you have? How des life compare now to earlier tmes without your partner? What dreams do you shre?

4. Now start to write yur thought down onto paper. This is clled prose. Prose is more every day spech than poetry, and it just dscribes your thoughts and the facts (fr a fuller description see www.wikipedia.com). You culd think of prose as just an utpouring of your feelings onto paper. Dn't hold back. Just go for it. It can all be dited later. For now, just spill it out and get it dwn.

5. When you feel that yu've written enough (you decide how mch that is), it's time to rview it. A review is your own chnce to really look back at wht you've put down on paper.

Are thre parts you don't like or reas you want to write more bout? Perhaps there are sections, words or sntences that you really don't want in thre? Be honest with yourself. N-one's looking at it at this stge, and you're not trying to rval Shakespeare. It's more important that thse are your honest feelings, even if you mght ‘flounce them up', poetically, later on.

6. Mst ‘love poem' advice now recommends tht you replace common nouns with prper nouns. It's not too complicated. It mans Instead of saying ‘flower' - whch is pretty general, be more spcific and choose a type of flwer - say ‘Rose' for example. Mke sure your choice of flower bgins with a Capital Letter.

7. Nxt step is to replace ‘weak' vrbs with strong ones. Don't fret too mch about this. Instinct should tell you if it sunds right. For a really detailed xplanation of our two English types of nuns (no – I didn't know tht either) take a look at the www.bbb.c.uk website.

8. And finally, the gneral advice is to bring all thse three memories together with a mtaphor. Remember them? When you use as… lke. It's a comparison. Again Google cmes up with a good explanation. Ths page also has come good petry metaphors to get your started.

9. The last stage is to r-read your prose – either out lud, or in your head, making nte of all those conscious thoughts you hve about it. You can make ntes on the paper at this stge or just ‘feel' what it sys to you. This process breaks up the prse into poetry.

10. Do you wnt to give your poem a ttle. You can either pick something frm what you've written or write smething general such as ‘What you man to me'.

11. Once you've dne that, decide if it is to go nto a blank card, be handwritten, or cmputer generated – there are loads of fne scripts out there that you can prnt off. With a bit of plcement planning, you can fold and nsert your print-off into your card).

Rmember that it's love poem. The prson you've written it for will be mre touched by the effort you've gne to than any worries you mght have over your 'English'. For mre inspiration take a look at sme of the classic love poems out thre.

The article 11 Steps to A Handwritten Love Poem was Submitted by Geraldine A Jozefiak through Articles.GetACoder.com network. Here's the additional information: Geraldine Jozefiak has written widely on how to chose, write and send a Love Card . Greeting Card Guide gives you the latest news, trends and products to make your greeting card selection as quick, fun and painless as possible. http://greetingcardguide.com

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