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June 22, 2022 at 4:16 pm #111704Anonymous
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Shello y’all!! In the past I wasn’t a big fan of romance at all, but recently I will melt from it! I don’t know lol, just want to know if any of you want to share some love poems or short stories you’ve worked on?
Here’s one of my recent ones for a short story ‘contest I entered for The Sisters Three (if you haven’t looked at their stuff, you should go do that!), though my entry was a poem lol. Hope I make it in to the submissions!
I’ll tag a few keepers but first off @gracie-j. you girl are the romantic expert! I really want to know what you have to say!
@abigail-m. @r-m-archer. @joy-caroline.You four are my go to for any romance….besides, from what I know, you live for poetry too lol!
Can’t wait to see what you guys (oh whoops, you all are gals) have to share!
June 22, 2022 at 4:20 pm #111706Anonymous- Rank: Chosen One
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@wilder-w. Can’t say I’ve ever written specific Romance, but I was trying to work on a short story on how my MC Riker met his wife. 😉 Didn’t get far on it. But recently, I’ve done the same thing! I’ve fallen in love with Historical Romance novels, and girl, I think I may be obsessed with them right now! XD (they’re all Christian Historical Romance, so that helps a lot too) But a lot of my books have married couples in them. One of my books may have more romance in it than I was originally planning, lol. XD
But love poems sound beautiful! (I guess the closest I ever got was a short story flash fiction thing I wrote about a wife that lost her husband due to war. It had to do with a folded flag, all those things) Made me cry, girl! I wasn’t trying to make myself cry, but oh well! XD
June 22, 2022 at 4:30 pm #111709Anonymous- Rank: Loyal Sidekick
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Ah, feel ya there girl!
Here’s the one I’ve been working on recently, its not great but definitely my best piece so far:
I am the poem
you were the readerYou saw the sea of words
I wrote for youYou were aching for love
and I was blindI was screaming for you
but you were deafThere was a song inside my heart
waiting to be heardBut open my mouth not
for I could not speakI tried to pluck the strings
of harmony for youYou turned your back
as if to refuseIt is when I hear the keys of melodies that I think of only you
It is when the bees hum in my ear that I wish I could share itIt is when the pen
scratches and ink splattersI make sentences from scribbles
To try and reach you
Oh, only if you weren’t stuck in a canvas of tranquility
that I might open my dearest thoughts for youAnd now even now
as you and I stand face to face
I see your heartLove in the purest form
does not come from sound aloneBut from true empathy
compassionYou were the reader
I was the poemI brought these words
just for youThey say hurt people
hurt peopleBut healed people
heal people tooAnd if you dare
if you carewon’t you say,
“I do”June 22, 2022 at 4:36 pm #111711Anonymous- Rank: Chosen One
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@wilder-w. BEAUTIFUL! AHHH! That’s so wonderful! <3 I love it so muchhhhhh!!!!! AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!! Lol. Dramatic, I know. XD But it deserves it. 😉
June 22, 2022 at 4:40 pm #111713Anonymous- Rank: Loyal Sidekick
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@freedomwriter76. Its okay. Not the best, but hey! Its okay.
June 22, 2022 at 4:44 pm #111716Anonymous- Rank: Chosen One
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@wilder-w. It’s a wonderful start though! Maybe just tweak it a little if you don’t think it’s the best. That’s why we have editing. 😉
June 22, 2022 at 7:24 pm #111737[quote quote=111704]You four are my go to for any romance….besides, from what I know, you live for poetry too lol![/quote]
Really? XD I mean, that’s cool, because I do try to be intentional with my portrayals of romance, but I didn’t realize it was such a prominent characteristic of my writing, lol.
Unfortunately, I don’t have any recent (a.k.a. well-written) romantic short stories besides those I’ve published (Lost Girl, namely, though to be honest it’s a little insta-lovey), and all of my poetry is cringe. XD I might have song lyrics that aren’t too bad… I’d have to check. I dabble in songwriting little enough that only a couple of my songs stick in my head, lol.
But your poem is really neat! I like the imagery. 🙂
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June 22, 2022 at 9:56 pm #111742Anonymous- Rank: Eccentric Mentor
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(NO WAY I STILL HAVE A REPUTATION ON THIS FORUM. I am in shock and awe.)
Anyway, yes, hello, @wilder-w! ‘Tis a pleasure to meet you! First of all, your poem is absolutely gorgeous. *heart eyes* Thank you for sharing!!!
Second, I’ve written quite a few romance short stories…most of them are flash fiction pieces (you can read my latest one here: http://www.docs.google.com/document/d/1RcMyXJcQ4lOH_vn9fhWR9Q1vLCRHNZJjoler6lrcjsw/edit?usp=sharing) and one of them is Daylight, my 9/11 short story (which is actually not a category romance, or much of a romance at all, despite reviews that claim it’s “too romantic” *shakes head*)! You can check out Daylight here: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B09DMFSSDK/!
I just submitted one to Story Ember’s contest (if it doesn’t win, I’ll share it with y’all!) and I’m working on one for Sisters Three’s anthology too!!
As for love poems…y’all. I literally have never written a love poem before, and I cannot believe myself. Wow. Like, I’ve written poems…and I’ve written poems about love in general (or God’s love, specifically), but never romantic love. I am ashamed of myself.
I must remedy this.
Anyway, all that to say, YES! I absolutely LOVE romance and love poems!!! (Although I’ve yet to compose a love poem…that I can remember…)
June 23, 2022 at 3:12 pm #111761Anonymous- Rank: Loyal Sidekick
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( GASPS BECAUSE YOU ACTUALLY RESPONDED…EEEEEPPPPP!!!!) LOL
@gracie-j First off, I just want to say thank you sooooo much for responding!! Seriously girl, you are the romance expert in my opinion! And I will ALWAYS and GLADLY and DEFINITELY take ANY of your advice. XD
I will most indefinitely read that short story, and I am sure it will be amazing and perfect! And as for Daylight, I have wanted to read that book for so long (in fact, it is currently on my TBR, but you know how TBR’s go lol) and maybe one day, just one day, I will read it and love it and adore it!
Oh my gosh!!! I was going to work on one for Story Embers contest as well but with life and all *shrugs*, I’m not so sure I’ll have the time lol.
And finally, on the topic of love poems * sighs* I was really hoping you’d have written at least one!! I love, love, love any romantic poem that is clean, and God “approved” (because we all know that God’s redemption story is the best love story out there!) But, I can’t wait to see if you do come up with a poem! A love poem, to be precise.
Now, on another note…may I ask another question of you? On the topic of romance anyway?
June 23, 2022 at 4:54 pm #111767@wilder-w here’s a “love” poem
Dear Fallen Friend
my Heart is Torn
and Eyes do Burn
till the End
you were Loyal
such Sacrifice
Beautiful Blood
Mixed in brown Mud
Thanks for your Life
my Protector
you Rose to Fall
oh, Selfless Rose
how Much we Owe
to Guard us all
the Mighty Fell
Now we Must Fly
though my Breath catch
I must Detach
but Love Won’t Die
far well, Brother
You will love what you spend time with.
June 23, 2022 at 5:32 pm #111769Anonymous- Rank: Loyal Sidekick
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@power That is beautiful! My father was in the military, and it reminds me a lot of our fallen hero’s. *pats chest* Thanks to all who served in our country!
June 24, 2022 at 9:02 pm #111800Anonymous- Rank: Eccentric Mentor
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YOU ARE SOOOOOOO WELCOME!!!!! Awwww, thank YOU!!!! Haha, and I will always and gladly and definitely offer any advice you need!! Feel free to hit me up with whatever questions you have! 😀
Aww, I do so hope you enjoy it! 😀 (Oof, I do!) AND YOU DO?!?! EEEE!!!! I tell ya what…shoot me an email at graceajohnson.author@gmail.com, and I’ll send you a PDF copy! (As long as you don’t mind reading off your phone/computer…it’s pretty short!)
Ah, same. I missed it last year, so I made sure to plan ahead this go-round! 😉
I KNOW I’M SO SORRY I LET YOU DOWN!!! At least now you get to be my inspiration, eh? 😉 You’ll be the first to know when I do!!!
ABSOLUTELY!! Bring it on!
June 28, 2022 at 2:40 pm #111942Anonymous- Rank: Loyal Sidekick
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@gracie-j OH MY GOSH!!! You would seriously send me the book????? Geez, I love you! It has been on my TBR for a LONG time now!!!
Okay, to be the inspiration…I’m ecstatic!
And yes, here is the question: How would you write a good scene, not too mushy, between a wife and a husband? And advice???
June 28, 2022 at 2:53 pm #111944Anonymous- Rank: Eccentric Mentor
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YES ABSOLUTELY!!!! Aww, love you too! <333
Speaking of, I actually tried my hand at a couple lines the other night! I’ll post ’em in a separate post and you can tell me what you think! 😀
Ah, good one! In my experience, I try not to think “Oh, these guys are married, so they’re going to act like XYZ.” I mean, these are my charries, my babies, my hardened female pirate and my gentle captain (or whichever characters I’m writing atm XD), and that’s what I focus on. Their personalities and struggles and what they would say to their spouse and what conflict there would be between them and how they’d express their love and fun stuff like that. XD
So when it comes down to it, try not to go too far to the left or right – as in, don’t make the scene too argumentative (married couples don’t just argue XD) or too lovey-dovey. Balance it. Get deep. Like, scenes between the couple before they’re married will only go so far – and I mean emotionally, not just physically. With your husband and wife, get down to the nitty-gritty of their relationship, have them ask each other the hard questions, etc. But don’t be afraid to have a moment of just casual companionship. Everything doesn’t have to be climatic in their relationship – it can be just normal. Just a conversation. Just a kiss on the cheek.
Again, balance is key.
And I don’t think that made ANY sense. *facepalm* I could send you some examples from my own books (minus any spoilers, ofc), if you think that might make things clearer?
June 28, 2022 at 2:56 pm #111946Anonymous- Rank: Eccentric Mentor
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Now, those poems…
This first one is inspired by my love story between a deaf girl and hearing man…
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If I could tell you
I loved you
believe me
I would
if my lips
could form the words
and my broken tongue
could speak
I would tell you all about
the times your smile
made my knees weak
and warmed my heart
if my heart
could sing
my song would be
of pure joy and delight
just to have you
by my side
for you are
my heart’s desire
***
And this next one is inspired by the title of my romance anthology, Tell Me You Love Me!
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Tell me you love me
let me soak in the words
grant me this one lovely gift
tell me you love me
and let that be your heart’s song
and the cry of your soul forevermore
tell me you love me
for I cannot go on
without this sweet knowledge
tell me you love me
and show me the ways
in which you care
tell me you love
even if it’s a lie
because it will yet remain true
that I
love
you
***
They’re not as good as my regular poetry (which I’ll have to share some time…), but I thought I’d try my hand at it! 😀
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