Some people are so afraid to let their inner poet sparkle. But just imagine the happiness on your loved one(s)' face(s) when you present them with a special Valentine's poem. And imagine their surprise and delight when you tell them you wrote it yourself!
Bah, you say. I can't write poetry.
Baloney, I say.
On Valentine's Day, everyone's a poet (you know… the ole "Roses are Red" thing). Why don't you try it? I bet you can do better than "Roses are Red…"
I don't think of myself as a poet, either, so I like to fool around with forms that have specific requirements, such as cinquains, which give me a solid starting point. To write a cinquain, the form is five lines (with no need to rhyme) like this:
First line: two syllables
Second line: four syllables
Third line: six syllables
Fourth line: eight syllables
Fifth line: two syllables
They can be as simple or as "deep" as one wishes. They seem to flow best with minimal use of such words as the, and, as, of, etc., but without making it sound like you're forcing the absence of such words, either. (And aesthetically speaking, they're very cool looking if you format them as centered. They look like little Christmas trees! Useful, of course, for holiday cinquains. :-))
Here is one that I wrote a long time ago for a 60th wedding anniversary, but now roll out every February or as needed.
My love
embraces you
with a joyous heart song
rising from a soul nurtured by
your love.
My love
cherishes you;
with every heart beat
it finds the purest essence of
your love.
Now you try. Post them here, or leave a link to your own blog where you've posted it. Anyone who leaves a comment here between today and Valentine's Day (Feb 14th) (with or without a cinquain, but I will be so sad if you don't at least try :-) ), is entered to win a pdf copy of my 46 page short story Twilight Whispers. Winner announced late Feb 14thth. Drawing by random generator: my kid via Pokéball.
Wait, there's more! If you write a cinquain and share it with us here as a comment, I will enter your name in a second drawing to win a cute little wrist-or-ankle bracelet (chain is 6 3/8 inches) with a heart-shaped charm (same deadlines, same random generator apply). From the heart is what counts. :)
For those who are blog-hopping, following the Romancing February (prizes daily! grand prize on Feb 28th!) or who would like to catch up, yesterday's blog was Ashley Ludwig. Tomorrow's will be Susan Palmquist . To start from the beginning go to Amber Leigh Williams. Each post will lead you to the next blogspot.
Posts
