Poets write about everything from falling in love to the sight of a beautiful sunrise to seeing a bug on a lady’s hat. Since today is World Poetry Day and next month is Poetry Month, now would be a good time to write a poem. Here is a list of ideas for poems. Remember, in poetry anything goes as long as you capture the feeling you are after. If you don’t like these topics, think of something that moves you and write about that.
- Being Happy
- Being Alone
- Birds
- Books
- Celebrities
- Daily Routine
- Death & funeral
- Family
- Flowers
- Food
- Freedom
- Friendship
- God and Religion
- Health
- Hopes and Dreams
- Life After Death
- Life and Growing Older
- Love – Lost or Found
- Nature – Hiking, Fishing or Camping
- Peace
- Poverty
- School
- Sorrow
- Soul Searching
- Spring
- Summer
- The Ocean
- The Sky
- Winter
- Words of Wisdom
Here is a nice stationery page to use for the final draft of your poem.