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John D
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John D asked in Arts & HumanitiesPoetry · 1 decade ago

Poem for comments. How d'you like your boyfriend, now, Vickey?

Vickey’s Driving coach

The way his thick

black eyebrows meet

(like arrows painted

on the blacktop)

above the bridge of his nose...

the way his nostrils flare

(like twin air horns),

as he looks down at her

bemused, thinking,

"Now, what's she done?"

Reminds her of how safe

He makes her feel.

Behind the wheel

Of her own life.

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Vickey asked a question about writing a love poem for her boyfriend, but my connection's so slow, I can't finish answers or find questions -but I can sneak in a quick post. The way I would start would be to describe something holds some significance -or even some trivial characteristic, building up a metaphor around the image that describes how you feel. (Of course, maybe he doesn't have a mono-brow or a big nose.)

What techniques do you like for writing a poem to a loved one?

Update:

Clearly, the way to create a poem is limited only by imagination, but there is some craft to the art. I described one way, but I was curious about how others go about it because I'm sure there is a lot of variety.

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago
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    why does there have to be a certain way? why can't you just write what you are feeling? unless your writing a poem for school or a contest, were they say it has to be written a certain way.

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