If there was a such a thing

when writing love poems full of praise it's hard to avoid some common traps. there's a lot of vague compliments and comparisons of your love. find a way to make it more personal. it should feel like it could only be about you and nobody else.

I'm sure it is heartfelt and personal, but that is all it is.

Think about it, give your reader a chance to engage, rather than feeling they are reading a Hallmark card.

but I strongly suggest you read a lot of classical love poems before tackling the themem again, it will show you the pitfalls to avoid.

I strongly believe that, apart from a few genius savants no-one learns to write good poetry without reading a lot of it.

It's kind of like deciding to build a house and working out concepts like foundations and brick making as you go, when the information is freely available and would save you from several collapsed dwellings as you learned.

As Jess says love poems have been captured by the masters of poetry through the ages.
We could do with a competition to see if we can come up with a good love poem.
The other thing is Clichés and hackneyed things, it is hard but there are workshops here that will help in that direction, Yours Ian.T

the answer to it all. life. the universe. everything.

check out 'hitchikers guide to the universe'. there's a movie now.
you'd surprise weird if u did write something about it, though.

t_f

I was born in 42 and they told me that it was a key to everything.
As I grew older I knew what they were talking about.
Now at a mere 70, I have the key to nearly everything, there is only one door to go through and that uses 42 the key of life.
42 through to 42 in the twinkling of an eye...
Yours Ian.T