Of Things Romantic
One of the most-read themes in the world of poetry today, as throughout the ages, is romance.
Nothing quite captivates a reader's attention, stirs their emotions and leaves them with a thirst for more like romantic verse. If the proper tone is set and the scene pictured effectively, romantic poems can induce tears or elevate senses of elation, association, sadness, joy.
Romance is one of the most identifiable and popular forms of literature in the marketplace today. Why? Because it is an experience, in one form or another, good or bad, that most people will go through and probably impact a person in the most profound ways.
The key to effective writing of things romantic is like any other form of writing, to paint a vivid picture in the reader's mind illustrating clearly the emotions or situtation subject in the piece. The situation must be believable and told in such a way that it will be readily identified with for the reader, a desireable situation, or one to learn from.
Most people go through a difficult relationship at least once in their lifetime, one which usually ends up in in temporary or permanent separation from their partner. Others are blessed with lasting relationships to last a lifetime. Being able to identify with the situation can be powerful for the reader, acting as a healing experience, or one that the reader can at least experience a greater understanding of their own situation and feel a sense of hope that love will strike again for them!
Here is my poem "By Candle's Light", shown in its entirety, a short piece that has had considerable emotional impact on my devoted readers, with many heartfelt responses and requests for more of the same:
BY CANDLE'S LIGHT
Passion's embrace by candle light...
Gentle breeze past window flows
Curtain swayed by wind's caress
Scent of musk perfumes night air
Stirred desires, heart quickening
Candle flicker, silhouettes
Skin perspired in movement haste
Teardrops shed in ecstasy
Rapture caught in symphony
Yearning tender, sweet release
Heated movement lovingly
Emotion's waterfall, cascade
Passion's torrent, long embrace
Copyright 2005 by Don MacIver
A poem does not have to be long to be effective and a pleasing read. Even a piece as short as one stanza has been known to stir sufficient emotion for its reader to savour its content and bookmark for repeated reading. Look at at any website forum or in any online poetry group, and indeed in hardcover books, and see which forums or themes are most widely written about and read/responded to favourably...romance is always right at the top of the list...or a close second.
The trick is to target an aspect of the theme that is somehow unique and not generic that everyone and his brother is writing about. That is the key to writing success, to set one's writing apart from other authors.
"By Candle's Light" will have its special place in my second book, as yet untitled and a work in progress. To preview my first book "Journeys In Verse" please visit my book storefront at http://lulu.com/whereeaglessoar and click on the title above book cover illustration to go directly to the preview page.
Put a little romance into your life today!
Don MacIver
author, Journeys In Verse (copyright 2004, Lulu.com)
Visit My Website: A POET'S VIEW
http://apoetsview.wsmcafe.com
Nothing quite captivates a reader's attention, stirs their emotions and leaves them with a thirst for more like romantic verse. If the proper tone is set and the scene pictured effectively, romantic poems can induce tears or elevate senses of elation, association, sadness, joy.
Romance is one of the most identifiable and popular forms of literature in the marketplace today. Why? Because it is an experience, in one form or another, good or bad, that most people will go through and probably impact a person in the most profound ways.
The key to effective writing of things romantic is like any other form of writing, to paint a vivid picture in the reader's mind illustrating clearly the emotions or situtation subject in the piece. The situation must be believable and told in such a way that it will be readily identified with for the reader, a desireable situation, or one to learn from.
Most people go through a difficult relationship at least once in their lifetime, one which usually ends up in in temporary or permanent separation from their partner. Others are blessed with lasting relationships to last a lifetime. Being able to identify with the situation can be powerful for the reader, acting as a healing experience, or one that the reader can at least experience a greater understanding of their own situation and feel a sense of hope that love will strike again for them!
Here is my poem "By Candle's Light", shown in its entirety, a short piece that has had considerable emotional impact on my devoted readers, with many heartfelt responses and requests for more of the same:
BY CANDLE'S LIGHT
Passion's embrace by candle light...
Gentle breeze past window flows
Curtain swayed by wind's caress
Scent of musk perfumes night air
Stirred desires, heart quickening
Candle flicker, silhouettes
Skin perspired in movement haste
Teardrops shed in ecstasy
Rapture caught in symphony
Yearning tender, sweet release
Heated movement lovingly
Emotion's waterfall, cascade
Passion's torrent, long embrace
Copyright 2005 by Don MacIver
A poem does not have to be long to be effective and a pleasing read. Even a piece as short as one stanza has been known to stir sufficient emotion for its reader to savour its content and bookmark for repeated reading. Look at at any website forum or in any online poetry group, and indeed in hardcover books, and see which forums or themes are most widely written about and read/responded to favourably...romance is always right at the top of the list...or a close second.
The trick is to target an aspect of the theme that is somehow unique and not generic that everyone and his brother is writing about. That is the key to writing success, to set one's writing apart from other authors.
"By Candle's Light" will have its special place in my second book, as yet untitled and a work in progress. To preview my first book "Journeys In Verse" please visit my book storefront at http://lulu.com/whereeaglessoar and click on the title above book cover illustration to go directly to the preview page.
Put a little romance into your life today!
Don MacIver
author, Journeys In Verse (copyright 2004, Lulu.com)
Visit My Website: A POET'S VIEW
http://apoetsview.wsmcafe.com
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