Hi All! I attended a Love Poetry Workshop by Four Feathers Press that taught me to write a love poem just using the things around me.
This is how it went: Look around you right now and make a list of 10 things you see, no overthinking, just first 10 things. Then boom, write a love poem.
I was in the kitchen at the time and here’s what was around me: a tea kettle, wooden spoon, paintings, stove, dried chiles, glass, Gaia statue, candles, calendar on the fridge, and yes, a disco ball (we have lots of fun in the kitchen and somehow, we usually end up dancing, I think at least one room in a home wants a disco ball, too). I thought at first, hmm, how’s this going to work out but it did. I toned this one down because if you know me then you know that the original was muy caliente! 🔥 spicy! 🌶️
Write a love poem, they said, it’ll be fun, they said, and yep, it was. I hope you give it a try and share. I’d love to read your creation.
A Kitchen Love Poem
She is like a tea kettle, ready to burst
She is a wooden spoon held close to the fire
The ash used for finger painting
There is whistling on the stove
Hotter than the dried chiles in glass
She is round and strong, a Gaia statue
Pouring love into scented candles
Breathing into hearts on the calendar
Remembering kisses underneath a disco ball
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So glad to see you writing again. This poem makes me smile as I can see you and Tracy dancing in the kitchen.
It’s so good to be back and thank you very much for the support and encouragement. Ohhh yes, many good kitchen dancing times. Sometimes it’s a slow sway to Harvest Moon or Another Shade of Pale and other times like jam night, we’re all shaking it whoop whoop & you’ve got the moves, sister! Good times, good times. 🪩 I hope to read your love poem from a list, too. 💞