How to Write a Baby Shower Poem

A baby shower poem adds a personalized touch to your gift and makes a great opening page for baby shower scrapbooks. Even if you've never composed a poem in your entire life, writing a baby shower poem shouldn't be a problem as long as you let your emotions guide you.

Name Poems
One of the easiest ways to create a baby shower poem is to revolve everything around the name of either the mommy or baby-to-be. Of course, this would require you to know the name of either recipient.

If the mothers name is LOUISA, for instance, your poem would be composed of six paragraphs, with each paragraph starting with the letters making up your recipients name. You could start with an adjective describing the recipient and expound on it or simply proceed with the usual just as long as you start with the requisite letter.

Still with LOUISA as example, the first paragraph could look either of this two:

L is for loving.
A lovely person in and out,
She'd make a great mother without a doubt.

OR

Long, long ago
A woman named Louisa
Married the man she loved.

The next paragraph would begin with O and you'd proceed with the same format until you reach the last letter of your recipients name.

Rhyming and Metering are Unnecessary
Although having the last syllables of your lines rhyme would be nice, it's not necessary and it's certainly not as important as saying the words that come from your heart. Focus more on the content and meaning of your baby shower poem rather than making every word rhyme in the end.

Likewise, don't worry too much about metering. Establishing a metrical pattern is ideal but like rhyming, it takes second place to writing your innermost feelings.

Keep It Short
Poems look and sound better with shorter lines. One line doesn't have to form a complete sentence, but it must at least convey a specific idea. Stanzas would also be better off short. Try limiting each stanza to containing three to four lines.

Visual Presentation of Baby Shower Poems
Finally, presentation matters just as much as the content of your baby shower poem. If you are attaching it to your gift, make sure that the materials and color scheme you use match the package of your gift. If possible, consider laminating or covering your baby shower poem in plastic. This could make your poem convertible to a bookmark later on and be of further use to your recipient.