When many people hear the phrase, romantic poems, they automatically think about modern day romance. Some may even think of the idea of romantic poetry beginning with the Romantic Era. However, the two are not even remotely connected. Romanticism, or what is sometimes referred to as the Romantic Era in art, literature, and intellectual thought, was a movement which had its ...
When a couple gets married, they have so many new things to look forward to doing together. There's the obvious first night as a married couple, which is even more special to those who didn't live together prior to marriage. There's the first home-cooked meal, the weekend alone, getting their first home together, and even possibly having their first child. Of ...
Graduation is certainly one of those wonderful moments in our lives when we are being acknowledged for hard work and commitment to our education. Whether the occasion is a kindergarten ceremony or for the receipt of our doctorate, these moment are usually positive and encouraging. When it comes to poems about graduation, many of them focus not only on the joy ...
I found it interesting as I began doing research for this article, that the majority of poems are not happy ones. I noted several references to the absence of 'happy' poems from contemporary poets and writers. For instance, writer Tracy Brimhall recently told the story of a reading in which she had participated. Afterwards, a woman approached her and asked if ...
The human heart is an amazing part of our body. It keeps us going, day after day. It sends blood coursing through every inch of our bodies. If our heart stops working, then our lives come to an end. But we have a second heart that also keeps us going. It is slightly different, as our bodies will continue to ...
Cam on. Gracias. Salmat. Passibo. Merci. Ilakasugotia. Thank you. It doesn't matter which language you use to say it -- it is one of the most important phrases known to mankind. But for some reason, saying "thank you" seems to be a difficult thing to do. Perhaps it's because saying that to someone indicates that you may be indebted to that person; ...
Anyone who has a sister could write a poem about her. Serious or funny, happy or sad, we all have stories to tell about our sister. Now some may have stories that their sisters wouldn't want them to tell, but that's part of life -- I'm sure they can tell stories about us as well! There are ...
School - one of those experiences we all go through. As we leave that early toddler stage and begin to gain some language skills and a few social skills, it's time to take our very first real adventure in life -- our first day of school. For some it's a very pleasant experience, yet for others it's traumatic. For most, it ...
When it comes to poetry about life as a teenager, there needs to be more than one website or blog article to adequately cover the range of poems available. Perhaps that's because being a young teenager is filled with highly complicated interactions and events. Coupled with that is the fact that most teenage poets produce some incredibly intense poetry, vivid with ...
Poems are often one of the most expressive formats for writing about emotional topics. Although love and romance are probably the most prevalent themes, the subject of war certainly has its place in the world"s collections of poems. War is one of the more emotional aspects of our world, whether in the present or in the distant past. It affects so ...
