need help writing a poem

hey, i have to write a poem for school based of another poem, im basing mine off the poem "A Red, Red Rose" by Robert Burns, but im having troubles starting it, if anyone has any suggestions let me know, the poem is written below:

A Red, Red Rose

O, my Luve's like a red, red rose,
That's newly sprung in June.
O, my Luve's like a melodie
That's sweetly play'd in tune.

As fair as thou, my bonnie lass,
So deep in luve am I;
And I will love thee still, my dear,
Till a' the seas gang dry.

Till a' the seas gang dry, my dear,
And the rocks melt wi' the sun:
I will love thess till, my dear,
While the sands o' life shall run:

And fare thee well, my only luve!
And fare thee weel, a while!
And I will come again, my luve,
Tho' it ware ten thousand mile.

What do you want to express in your poem?

like i still want to go with the whole love theme of the poem, i just cant think of how i want to start it, but actually i just got it started but i dont think its that good so im tryin to get a better idea, but i still want to have that love theme

you should look towards your girlfriend and see how she makes you feel or look at darker sides of things and that will help, it does me.

Compare it to something. How he starts out with "A red, red rose" do something different, like "A blue, blue sky" or "a black, black night." Try as many different themes as you can. It doesn't even have to be a color of something. Just what you feel inside about love. Search deep and good luck.

Yea i think that will work the best.

thanx all of you 4 your ideas, i really appreicated it, hopefully this poem will turn out good, thanx again

Tell me when you finish it. I would like to read it.