Personal Occasions:
* Birthday poems: A celebratory poem for a friend or loved one's birthday.
* Example: "Ode to My Friend on Their 30th Birthday," by [your name]
* Anniversary poems: Celebrating a couple's anniversary.
* Example: "Twenty Years Together," by [your name]
* Wedding poems: A poem read during a wedding ceremony.
* Example: "A Love Story in Verse," by [your name]
* Funeral poems: A poem to honor the deceased.
* Example: "Remembering a Gentle Soul," by [your name]
* Graduation poems: A poem marking the end of school and the start of a new chapter.
* Example: "To the Graduating Class of 2023," by [your name]
Public Occasions:
* National holidays: Poems celebrating national holidays like Independence Day or Memorial Day.
* Example: "Ode to the Fourth of July," by [your name]
* Historical events: Poems commemorating historical events like battles or anniversaries.
* Example: "The Gettysburg Address in Verse," by [your name]
* Public figures: Poems dedicated to public figures like politicians or artists.
* Example: "A Tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.," by [your name]
* Ceremonies: Poems written for special ceremonies like dedications or openings.
* Example: "Ode to the New Library," by [your name]
Other Examples:
* "Ozymandias" by Percy Bysshe Shelley: A sonnet inspired by the ruins of a statue of Pharaoh Ramesses II.
* "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock" by T.S. Eliot: A poem that reflects on modern life and the anxieties of the speaker.
* "Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night" by Dylan Thomas: A poem written for the author's dying father.
* "I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud" by William Wordsworth: A poem inspired by a walk in the Lake District.
These are just a few examples, and the possibilities for occasional poems are truly endless. The key is that they are written to celebrate, commemorate, or reflect upon a specific event, person, or time.