So, you want to write a poem to someone special, but you’re no Shakespeare. Rhyme, meter, feet? There’s no way you can do this, right? Actually, writing a poem isn’t that hard, especially when you have such great material to inspire you - all your loved one’s characteristics.

While many poems are written in a specific poetic form, such as a Haiku or a Sonnet, you don’t have to follow a specific form for your poem. Free verse poetry is poetry that doesn’t have a set form. If you do want to follow a form for your poetry, I found a site that lists types of poetry, including examples of each type and rhyme patterns.

Acrostic poems are ideal for inexperienced poets. Write your Valentine’s name vertically on a piece of paper. Then, write a line about that person for each letter of his or her name. Here’s a very bad example.

To My Dearest Sue:
S is for your lovely Smile
U is for your Unstoppable optimism.
E is for your Energy.

Give it a try. Even if you end up with something like my less than stellar effort, your loved one will probably really appreciate the effort!

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