Let’s face it: very few of us are Shakespeares, and the idea of writing a love poem for your lover might strike you as melodramatic and laborious. True, there are people who have spent years studying poetry and and romantic ideas and are still lousy at writing a love poem (yours truly included!). But even if it’s silly and amature, writing an occasional short love poem for your lover is a great way to show how much you care and add some fun and romance into your relationship or marriage.

Many people shy away from writing romantic love poems for their lover because they think that it involves stringent rules and techniques that have to be studied for years to understand. True, if you’re planning on becoming the next Poet Laureate of the United States, it’s probably a good idea to read a few love poems and take a poetry class. But if you want to write a short romantic love poem for your lover to express your feelings, all you need is the desire to do it!

Famous romantic love poets sometimes spent years putting together their verses, but a free afternoon is all you need to write something lovely and fun for your significant other that they will treasure for years. As for what to write your romantic love poem on, that’s up to you; you could scribble it on a scrap of paper for your lover to find on a pillow, or put it in a card, or even inside the cover of a special book you’ve bought for your lover. Remember, the romantic love words themselves are more important than what they’re written on!

Here’s the number one rule for writing a romantic love poem for your boyfriend, girlfriend, wife or husband: have fun with it! If you start thinking about what a horrible writer you are, and rewrite a love poem over and over again, you’ll have a much harder time at it. If you’re not confident in your abilites as an amateur love poet, keep it short–even a single stanza will suffice.

And there’s no rule that says a romantic love poem has to be dramatic. If you can pull it off, great! But a love poem that is short, silly and humorous can be just as romantic as a love poem that is deep and touching. Write what fits your personality and relationship,and your romantic partner will love that you took the time to put together something so special just for them.

There are many different techniques and forms you can use when writing a love poem, but we won’t go into them here because, honestly, they aren’t that important. If you want to write a romantic love poem in which the last words of every other line rhyme, go right ahead. If you’d rather write one that doesn’t incorporate rhyming, that’s fine too. You see, the point of writing a romantic lvoe poem for your lover isn’t to create a masterpiece that will be read by millions; the point is to show your lover that you think they are special enough to do something new and unique for.

So find a comfortable spot, sit down, and try writing out a short romantic love poem for your lover. I promise you that no matter how bad your love poem is, your significant other will feel like the most special person in the world when you give it to them. And making our lover feel special is one of the most important parts of building a better romantic relationship!