Writing Poetry part 1

When you first write a Poem you have to get inspiration from somewhere, So try these exercises to find your inspiration.

Write from the heart:

Make a list of your loves and hates, fancies and fears on a piece of paper.

What gets you giddy with delight?
What expands your heart with LOVE?
What fires up your pulse ?
What whips you into a white hot rage?
What sends bone-chilling goose bumps down your spine?
What makes you cry bitter tears?  
 Look back at your emotions, and read all your words of joy, fear, sorrow, and rage. Is there a story behind each love and hate?
I am mad,
roaring-dragon mad, 
when my brother pitches balls too fast for batting practice in the driveway,
I tell him over and over to stop,
and he doesn't listen, and he throws the ball HARD,
and it hits me in the elbow and I wish,
I could sprout humongous wings and fly at him and pick him up 
by the scruff of his unwashed neck and zoom over the sky 
with his skinny not-listening body and drop him in a volcano full of spewing purple and red bubbling lava...   
You probably wouldn't REALLY drop that annoying brother into a volcano, but when you write about it, you can channel your anger by letting it all out.
Write with the flow:
what are you thinking about right now? Does one thought lead to another? Thats how the " stream of consciousness" works. Imagine an icy stream of water flowing over mountain rocks. As the water travels downstream, the water gushes forth in some places,  and in others S-L-O-W-S to a ripple.The stream of water is like the stream of thoughts in your head-sometimes they fats and sometimes they trickle. 
A poets path: 
start- with a thought, an idea or a feeling that you want to capture.
pick- a format ( acrostic, limerick, ballad, couplet, haiku, lyric) 
To rhyme or not to rhyme- It doesn't really matter-whatever you fancy.
Choose the right words- to capture you thoughts, feelings, or vision. Play with familiar words or search for new ones. Mix and match them to see how they work together. 
Make Line breaks- decide where each line of your poem should end. It can be at a natural pause, to emphasize a certain thought or word, or create a specific rhythm. Do whatever works for you!
Read it out loud- The sounds of the words and their rhythm should be music to your ears.
Come to your senses:
What do you:
see
hear
smell
taste
and feel 
at this very moment
Write It Down!
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