What you need as a love poet plus tips and warnings

What you need to write meaningful love poetry:

A passionate, inner longing to write or express your thoughts, feelings and desires in the form of meaningful love poetry

A central focus point for your love poetry

The time to hone in your love poetry, writing skills

A notebook or diary in which to document and save your love poetry

The ability to criticize your own love poetry in a positive and constructive manner

The patience to write or even rewrite your love poetry, if or when deemed necessary to do so

The courage to allow others to read and criticize your love poetry

Desktop publishing or web design skills necessary for the publication of your love poetry

Tips and warnings when writing meaningful love poetry:

Never throw you love poetry away as you may not be able to write it again.

Be aware that not everyone will find your love poetry meaningful, even when you do.

Choose your words carefully, so that your love poetry expresses the true meaning that you intend to convey to others.

Do not overwork your love poetry, as sometimes, the very first version of your love poetry can be the best and most meaningful.

Do not write your love poetry until you are truly inspired to do so, as you may struggle with writing it and even then, it still may appear awkward to read or stilted in some way.

Do not give up writing love poetry just because you receive negative feedback, an untimely response to it or an unreasonable criticism of your work. Others may not feel that way about it.

Re-read or even re-write your love poetry and then ask yourself if it has significance or meaning for you or for others. Is it truly an expression of love?