How to Write a Simple Yet Powerful Poem

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Writing with Emotion

Learn to write a short but meaningful quote or poem.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

Writing Instrument
Paper
Heart

Step 1

Start with a theme or idea you want to convey. Let's use "I love you" as an example. Our target for the message will be our family members. Your theme will usually hit the emotions hardest when it is the last line in your poem, so keep that in mind. Get an idea of how you want the poem to unfold--is it a story?, a list of ideas, etc. and keep within those guidelines(but don't forget creativity has no boundaries--you can change up any time!).
Step 2

Since we know how it's going to end, we need substance to build it up. Pick out a few key points as the reasons for your theme; let's choose: happiness, trust, and loyalty. You don't need to expand a lot on each key point, just try to get a good flow of words that make sense with the theme and get to the point. Two-line rhymes are easy and work well.
Step 3

The way your poem starts helps lead to the end, so keep it in theme without giving away the ending. Let's start with happiness: what rhymes with it? for this example, lets use "best"(close enough is OK).
Step 4

For all the TIMES in my MIND, I claim to be the BEST;
Even when I POUT, without a DOUBT, brings me HAPPINESS.

Here you see the structure is there are rhymes in both sentence one and two, then rhymes from sentence one to sentence two.

I think about the memories which I consider BEST;
The memories that bring me joy and bring me HAPPINESS.

The structure in this example is only rhymes from sentence one to sentence two. so really, you can write any way you like. One thing you should keep in mind is maintaining the pattern throughout the entire poem.
Step 5

To make this easy, let's continue with the more simple example. The next word is trust. I guess an easy rhyme would be MUST.

These memories, coupled with things that are a MUST;
are honesty, communication, and most of all TRUST.

As you see by using the idea of memories, I've kept within the theme and flow of the poem.
Step 6

Next word is LOYALTY. We can rhyme this with ROYALTY. (it's OK if it sounds like a cheesy rhyme--if the sentence makes sense, the word makes sense).

All these gifts you've given me, it makes me feel like ROYALTY;
Gold, money, and treasure has its worth, but not as much as your LOYALTY.
Step 7

Now we have to find a way to link all that we've said to our theme of "I LOVE YOU". Our rhyme will be with "YOU". Let's use "TRUE"

So, my family, you will always be and this always TRUE;
Family means everything, so family--I LOVE YOU!
Step 8

Here is the end result:

I think about the memories which I consider BEST;
The memories that bring me joy and bring me HAPPINESS.

These memories, coupled with things that are a MUST;
are honesty, communication, and most of all TRUST.

All these gifts you've given me, it makes me feel like ROYALTY;
Gold, money, and treasure has its worth, but not as much as your LOYALTY.

So, my family, you will always be and this always TRUE;
Family means everything, so family--I LOVE YOU!