Ode to the "Ode"

When I read "Ode on a Grecian Urn" by John Keats, I decided that I really liked the style and how it immortalized moments in time.  I was inspired to write a poem of my own in the style of Keats.  I wrote it for my boyfriend for Valentine's Day.  It isn't my best but I thought that it was most appropriate due to the timing and our course content.  I hope you like it.  And if you have any suggestions or you see something you like, tell me!  I’d like to know how I could improve when I write poems in the future.  Spoiler alert!  It is a little mushy so if you don’t want to read it, stop here!

Picture

Two young people stand

Hand in hand

Bodies brushing

Feeling the warmth emanating off of each other’s skin.

Both so content

As indicated through the twinkle in their eyes,

The sweet and soft expressions on their countenances.

But this shared spark happens to be only one of the things they have in common.

The connection is beyond mere sexual attraction,

It is more like an infinite inseparability of the souls.

Feelings a…

Moment

…captured in time

Both eternal.

by Angela Palumbo