Poetry is a wonderful way to express your feelings on Valentine’s Day (or any time).

I came across a beautiful Valentine’s poem dedicated to a deceased child (and sent by a little white dove—on the wings of love) from a parent. It’s called Valentines…to Heaven. (If you click on the link, have your music on as you read the poem—very powerful!) Maybe you’ve seen it?

Or, perhaps you’ve seen the following poems:

Inkstone cold
joy and grief
one brush
-Mitsui Suzuki-

Love and grief are woven fine,
a clothing for the soul devine.
-William Blake-

Death
Your hand feels too cold
To be cradled within mine.
And, to believe, hurts.
-Amy Elizabeth Miller-

Try writing a poem to your beloved. (Don’t worry if it’s “good” or “bad”.)

Just express your thoughts and memories and experiences through images (use haiku fashion if you like, or, if you’re like me, maybe you find it easier to create poems in a more traditional form).

Go to a place where you feel your beloved…and let your feelings flow.

Regurgitate your thoughts onto the paper before you, or simply talk into a tape recorder—you can transcribe it later.

Just relax and keep it simple.

Melanie Hack
Author of Who Killed My Sister, My friend
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