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Love Poems by Every Writer on August 19, 2017 The Vulnerability Accident by Tara Rigg2017-08-19T18:20:09+00:00

The Vulnerability Accident by Tara Rigg

The Vulnerability Accident by Tara Rigg I poured out my heart and it spilled onto the floor. We stood looking at it for a while. Eventually, I wiped it up with paper towels as she…

Love Poems by Every Writer on September 15, 2016 Neuroscience by Harnidh Kaur2017-07-12T01:41:55+00:00

Neuroscience by Harnidh Kaur

Neuroscience by Harnidh Kaur I used to smoke, and a lot, at that, and I quit it, cold turkey one day- it wasn’t easy, my nose still traces the traces of nicotine that stain the…

Love Poems by Every Writer on March 19, 2015 Blinking is Ill-Advised by Sarah A. O’Brien2017-07-12T01:43:32+00:00

Blinking is Ill-Advised by Sarah A. O’Brien

Blinking is Ill-Advised by Sarah A. O’Brien That joke was not funny, and I am willing to bet Your next one isn’t either. I am terribly sure you do not like me, But I was…

Love Poems by Every Writer on February 11, 2015 Metamorphosis: Octopus/Reader by Miki Fukuda2017-07-11T21:17:27+00:00

Metamorphosis: Octopus/Reader by Miki Fukuda

Metamorphosis: Octopus/Reader by Miki Fukuda Sever your right hand, set it free in the ocean saltier than blood. A smoke of bloody nebulae the burgeoning image— Eight-fingered, your vision holds, consumes the sea. You are…

2000 by Every Writer on August 7, 2014 Devoted by Janice Canerdy2017-07-11T21:20:20+00:00

Devoted by Janice Canerdy

Devoted by Janice Canerdy Each day from dawn till late at night, she only wished to do his will. She would be worthy in his sight. Her love for him was at its height. It…

Depression Poems by Every Writer on July 21, 2014 Birdbrained Emotions by Jessica K. Hylton2017-07-11T20:52:52+00:00

Birdbrained Emotions by Jessica K. Hylton

Birdbrained Emotions by Jessica K. Hylton They say to get over someone You're supposed to pick up a new hobby And apparently the most cathartic Are the hobbies where you make something So you bring…

Erotic Poems by Every Writer on July 8, 2014 Come, Beloved by Charles Bane Jr.2017-07-11T03:23:26+00:00

Come, Beloved by Charles Bane Jr.

Come, Beloved by Charles Bane Jr. I am hungry; come soon. I looked tonight at flames like you upon the west and jewels winging home. I hold you in my eyes when I see what…

Love Poems by Every Writer on July 4, 2014 Untitled by Rebecca Bowman2017-07-12T02:49:03+00:00

Untitled by Rebecca Bowman

Art by Rebecca Bowman Untitled by Rebecca Bowman Si soy la única aquíEn esta habitación Entonces te nombro Vaso Te nombro Mesa Y eres mía Silla Soy yo quien decida Hasta que entre otro Y…

Love Poems by Every Writer on June 30, 2014 Lights Flash by Gregory T. Janetka2017-07-12T00:49:30+00:00

Lights Flash by Gregory T. Janetka

Lights Flash by Gregory T. Janetka There are no intermediaries in the chasms stretching forward from the beginning to the end. The rarity of timeless mediocrity delves to youth and being and the deathless. For…

Love Poems by Every Writer on May 13, 2014 Are You Awake? by Steve Klepetar2017-07-12T00:49:14+00:00

Are You Awake? by Steve Klepetar

Are You Awake? by Steve Klepetar Are you awake or climbing the rope ladder of some dream? Dark music plays here, old as trickling water carving limestone into empty caves. It’s where you lay your head,…

Love Poems by Every Writer on March 21, 2014 Facts by Edusa Daems2017-07-11T23:04:45+00:00

Facts by Edusa Daems

Facts by Edusa Daems we all like to be philosophers to be certain and absolute sadness and notions taking pride in some facts after a while you learn there is no absolute certainty is merely…

Love Poems by Every Writer on March 7, 2014 I sleep on futon by Hirotoshi Kimura2017-07-11T23:03:15+00:00

I sleep on futon by Hirotoshi Kimura

Reading at a Cafe Hawelka by Jonelle Summerfield I sleep on futon by Hirotoshi Kimura Sunshine falling Sweet grass swaying I sleep on futon Now raindrops falling A lively chorus creating I sleep on futon…

Love Poems by Every Writer on January 6, 2014 He wore shoes a size too small by Doug Holder2017-07-11T22:59:28+00:00

He wore shoes a size too small by Doug Holder

He wore shoes a size too small by Doug Holder They always told him "Contain yourself." And what surged through him stopped at his feet. The blood bursting through the crooked tributaries of his toes…

Love Poems by Every Writer on December 26, 2013 This Knife I Give You by Joseph J. Nagarya2017-07-11T22:57:00+00:00

This Knife I Give You by Joseph J. Nagarya

This Knife I Give You by Joseph J. Nagarya In Zen, all that's left to you is to laugh. In this life, all that's left to do is kindness. This knife I give you is…

Love Poems by Every Writer on December 20, 2013 Day Eighty-Four by Sara Ansary2017-07-11T03:05:58+00:00

Day Eighty-Four by Sara Ansary

Day Eighty-Four by Sara Ansary there was a frequency in the air that sizzled the way telephone wires do when i picked up the electric buzz your body generated next to mine. swam in it…

Love Poems by Every Writer on November 25, 2013 Belonging by Fiona Marshall2017-07-11T22:54:07+00:00

Belonging by Fiona Marshall

Belonging by Fiona Marshall When I leave this place You will see shreds of my heart Dangling from the trees ### I emigrated to Northern Alberta, Canada, six years ago with my husband and two…

Depression Poems by Every Writer on November 10, 2013 “Alone and at Night” by: Eliana Sara2017-07-11T22:49:38+00:00

“Alone and at Night” by: Eliana Sara

“Alone and at Night” by: Eliana Sara Do you remember when We were walking late at night And the streetlights went out One by one Like every horror film you’ve ever seen At least that’s…

Love Poems by Every Writer on August 12, 2013 you can tell everything by Kate LaDew2013-08-12T03:56:57+00:00

you can tell everything by Kate LaDew

you can tell everything by Kate LaDew from a person’s hand, the lines of their palm the stretch of their fingers, the bend of their wrist everything held within flown to your sightless eyes warmth…

Depression Poems by Every Writer on July 15, 2013 It’s the End by Angeline Rohan2017-07-11T21:02:21+00:00

It’s the End by Angeline Rohan

It's the End by Angeline Rohan Diary, the world is battered and fried; It's sitting in a pool of grease at McDonald's-- Past closing time. I mean it; like I meant it when I said…

Love Poems by Every Writer on July 8, 2013 On the border line by Inas Essa2017-07-11T21:00:39+00:00

On the border line by Inas Essa

On the border line by: Inas Essa On the border line, Can't make a decision and talk Can't stay silent, Words stuck in your mind and throat, To speak them out you are afraid Fear…

Love Poems by Every Writer on July 5, 2013 I’m worried about you by Angela Carrano2017-07-11T04:08:12+00:00

I’m worried about you by Angela Carrano

I'm worried about you by Angela Carrano You lay yourself bare and make it look graceful. begging someone to love you. Pathetic. It disgusts me, how much I envy you. Holding your heart out to…

Love Poems by Every Writer on July 1, 2013 Nocturne by Sheila Luna2017-07-11T21:22:52+00:00

Nocturne by Sheila Luna

Nocturne by Sheila Luna Stars shiver in the cobalt sky My fingers quiver over the keys When I finally touch them light as lace It is like warm sugar in my throat. Standing by the…

Erotic Poems by Every Writer on June 18, 2013 Vespertine by Lauren Payne2017-07-11T20:48:46+00:00

Vespertine by Lauren Payne

Vespertine by Lauren Payne the hot and sticky slow has rolled around again and there she is restless under the little dipper drying out. she smokes and paces and wishes for the milky way to…

Love Poems by Every Writer on June 13, 2013 Rocket by Pamela Riley2017-07-11T21:22:59+00:00

Rocket by Pamela Riley

Rocket by Pamela Riley I hear the rustle of thick lipped sequoias tip-toeing on the wind; while underneath the bracken the light is barely breathing. Take me where the moon will not drop below the…

Love Poems by Every Writer on May 27, 2013 Over Green Beans and Garlic by Janice Scully2017-07-11T20:42:23+00:00

Over Green Beans and Garlic by Janice Scully

Over Green Beans and Garlic by Janice Scully Concentrate me, my love, like a thick sauce. Watch me trim and heat the beans. Your eyes say: cautious man, suspicious of knives even in the hands…

Love Poems by Every Writer on May 10, 2013 A Gift by Maria Wheeler2017-07-11T20:41:37+00:00

A Gift by Maria Wheeler

A Gift by Maria Wheeler You plucked it from A barren peach tree And offered it to me some sort Of bruised and oozing, thoughtless joke- You centered it plump on a cotton placemat. Its…

Love Poems by Every Writer on April 9, 2013 Of Trans Ams and Chickens by Jessica Tyner2017-07-11T18:01:27+00:00

Of Trans Ams and Chickens by Jessica Tyner

From London Street Art by Pablo Delgado Of Trans Ams and Chickens by Jessica Tyner My old '83 Trans Am lapped up the salted highway, clear stripper shoes in the backseat and fried chicken pressed…

Depression Poems by Every Writer on March 22, 2013 Narcoleptic Lover by Chris Martin2017-07-11T17:59:16+00:00

Narcoleptic Lover by Chris Martin

Narcoleptic Lover by Chris Martin Your body crushed on the couch His hands on her waist Your soft cheek gaining wrinkles from folded covers His jokes going spotlight over your friends' faces Your rhythmic breath…

Love Poems by Every Writer on February 15, 2013 i would like by Mai Phung2017-07-11T17:55:44+00:00

i would like by Mai Phung

i would like by Mai Phung i would like you to see through the mist on a rainy evening the mountain far away i would like you to hear in the storm through the darkness…

Love Poems by Every Writer on February 11, 2013 Jealousy by Brendan Sullivan2017-07-12T02:01:11+00:00

Jealousy by Brendan Sullivan

Jealousy by Brendan Sullivan I forgot how jealousy looked on you - a brooch of many colors pinned to her dress just above the breasts, or a thin bright ribbon trailing off a straw hat.…

Love Poems by Every Writer on January 17, 2013 She Died Like a Poem by Narendra Kumar Arya2017-07-11T03:08:31+00:00

She Died Like a Poem by Narendra Kumar Arya

She Died Like a Poem by Narendra Kumar Arya She died like a poem Wordless and obstructed In emotions nonplussed It was clear from her face All her life she was ambiguous and vague With…

Love Poems by Every Writer on December 21, 2012 Comic Book Fantasy by SMC Wamsteker2017-07-11T17:45:31+00:00

Comic Book Fantasy by SMC Wamsteker

Comic Book Fantasy by SMC Wamsteker His gift to me: a concealed mirage in an urban wasteland, tucked away behind Taco Bell and a 76. On a dark corner a black door a hidden entrance…

Love Poems by Every Writer on November 16, 2012 Heritability by Laura LeHew2017-07-11T21:23:51+00:00

Heritability by Laura LeHew

Heritability for Don LeHew 1947 -2010 by Laura LeHew I met you when I was 40 I met you because I was the black sheep of the new family I met you because you were…

Inspirational Poems by Every Writer on November 12, 2012 Drinking Rum on the Shore by Fahredin Shehu2017-07-11T17:28:59+00:00

Drinking Rum on the Shore by Fahredin Shehu

Baiting by James Sholes Drinking Rum on the Shore by Fahredin Shehu Everything is becoming mysterious: The feathers of the raven and the gems From the depths of the earth Men and Women alike…

Love Poems by Every Writer on July 22, 2012 Valentine’s Day by Martha Hayes2017-07-11T16:52:26+00:00

Valentine’s Day by Martha Hayes

Valentine's Day by Martha Hayes After our birthday party, I took the picture. You and your new bicycle: a shiny ten-speed whose spokes spun fireworks when the sun caught you in flight. My new lens…

Love Poems by Every Writer on July 9, 2012 The Grapefruit by Lauren Hunt2017-07-11T16:49:31+00:00

The Grapefruit by Lauren Hunt

The Grapefruit by Lauren Hunt My fingers barely close around the grapefruit. I feel the weight and size of it, how the rind gives And stretches and rolls in the palm of my hand, The…

Family Poems by Every Writer on June 1, 2012 It’s her fault by John Steffen2017-07-11T21:25:20+00:00

It’s her fault by John Steffen

It's her fault by John Steffen Because of the moon Wife and I got in a fight when I dragged her outside to see the light tonight Because of the moon The light of night…

Love Poems by Every Writer on May 20, 2012 echoes of love by Earl Moore2017-07-12T00:46:30+00:00

echoes of love by Earl Moore

echoes of love by Earl Moore the spring garden passionate love poem softly echoes my longing for you but now emptiness butterfly the garden bench Monarch floating softly to my tender as your soft touch…

Love Poems by Every Writer on April 23, 2012 Uma y Boris by Amy Wright2017-07-12T01:18:52+00:00

Uma y Boris by Amy Wright

Uma y Boris by Amy Wright Let us long because we are to be that is our life, to be exercised by longing -Saint Augustine The nighttime of our lives is filled with crickets chirping…

2000 by Every Writer on April 2, 2012 Las Estaciones by Nanette L. Avery2017-07-11T03:14:59+00:00

Las Estaciones by Nanette L. Avery

Las Estaciones by Nanette L. Avery The wind, the sky, the light weaves in and out Las estaciones del a'o, they speak to all Faithfully returning like an evening porch light Primavera Her crocus petals…

2000 by Every Writer on March 21, 2012 Hungry Words by Aleisha Goodman2017-07-11T16:21:55+00:00

Hungry Words by Aleisha Goodman

Hungry Words by Aleisha Goodman We are split in different directions that our pride and egos will not let us touch. keeping us at a distance that not even our words can reach They will…

2000 by Every Writer on March 12, 2012 Emily by Cassandra Langer2017-07-11T06:11:47+00:00

Emily by Cassandra Langer

Emily by Cassandra Langer So shall I rain down kisses Upon you tracing the sweet cascading Line of your throat's curving Water flowing towards all the Yet to be discovered places My mind travels looking…

Love Poems by Every Writer on December 28, 2011 The Poetry of You by Keith T. Hoerner2017-07-11T06:05:38+00:00

The Poetry of You by Keith T. Hoerner

The Poetry of You by Keith T. Hoerner The lines of your body The metered beats of your breath The strum, the very hum of your being ### Keith T. Hoerner, BS, MFA lives, writes,…

2000 by Every Writer on November 21, 2011 Autumn Portrait by Brian Drury2017-07-11T06:03:18+00:00

Autumn Portrait by Brian Drury

Autumn Portrait by Brian Drury When the day ends, she goes for a walk. She breathes in the autumn: How the Juniper leaves feel nothing. She remembers walking hand in hand With her father a…

2000 by Every Writer on November 3, 2011 Morning by Tim Heron2017-07-12T01:14:09+00:00

Morning by Tim Heron

Morning by Tim Heron Morning. She gets up. The shutters paint Her face a zebra. The curtains whisper: It's a grey day, not a bad day, So she sips her tea with a sigh, A…

Love Poems by Every Writer on October 5, 2011 Broken Memories by Hannah Dayton2017-07-11T05:55:50+00:00

Broken Memories by Hannah Dayton

Broken Memories by Hannah Dayton Its been so long since I saw you, so alone I've been I wish I could go back, before it all begins it was simple, my heart full of joy…

Love Poems by Every Writer on July 6, 2011 Tin Heart by Karen Sideris2017-07-11T05:52:04+00:00

Tin Heart by Karen Sideris

Tin Heart By Karen Sideris Big red "K" Tin heart Thanks for the keychain. Do you like it? I thought you would. She is proud. But why? The ugliest thing I've ever seen Selected just…

Love Poems by Every Writer on June 29, 2011 You and I in the furnace by Viplob Pratik2017-07-11T05:51:28+00:00

You and I in the furnace by Viplob Pratik

You and I in the furnace by Viplob Pratik Just as the fire rages in the furnace when the wind rushes through the stoker you are blowing your breath all over the coals of my…

2000 by Every Writer on June 6, 2011 A Letter along the Way by Xiwen Mai2017-07-11T05:48:43+00:00

A Letter along the Way by Xiwen Mai

A Letter along the Way by Xiwen Mai Dearest, tell me where the cicadas have gone. Didn't summer only exist in the past? For I see myself sitting at the window years ago, in the…

1800s Poetry by Every Writer on September 18, 2010 A PORTRAIT by Nathaniel Parker Willis2017-07-11T05:38:36+00:00

A PORTRAIT by Nathaniel Parker Willis

A PORTRAIT by Nathaniel Parker Willis She was not very beautiful, if it be beauty's test To match a classic model when perfectly at rest; And she did not look bewitchingly, if witchery it be,…

2000 by Every Writer on June 5, 2010 Letter I by B. L. Goss2017-07-11T05:25:05+00:00

Letter I by B. L. Goss

B. L. Goss Letter I by B. L. Goss Last I checked there were no saints in this shabby hole of a beachtown hideout just us, only us trying our damndest to get somewhere like…

1500s by Every Writer on June 1, 2010 A SONNET by Henry Howard The Earl of Surrey2017-07-11T05:23:16+00:00

A SONNET by Henry Howard The Earl of Surrey

Henry Howard The Earl of Surrey (1517-1547) A SONNET Description and Praise of his Love Geraldine. From Tuscan' came my lady's worthy race; Fair Florence was some time their ancient seat; The western isle, whose…

1700s by Every Writer on April 23, 2010 THE GIFT by Oliver Goldsmith2017-07-11T05:07:31+00:00

THE GIFT by Oliver Goldsmith

Oliver Goldsmith (1728-1774) THE GIFT by Oliver Goldsmith TO IRIS, IN BOW STREET, CONVENT GARDEN SAY, cruel IRIS, pretty rake, Dear mercenary beauty, What annual offering shall I make, Expressive of my duty? My heart,…

1600s by Every Writer on March 21, 2010 Hidden Flame by John Dryden2017-07-11T05:00:29+00:00

Hidden Flame by John Dryden

John Dryden (1631-1700) Hidden Flame by John Dryden Feed a flame within, which so torments me That it both pains my heart, and yet contains me: 'Tis such a pleasing smart, and I so love…

1600s by Every Writer on March 9, 2010 To Lucasta, Going to the Warres by Richard Lovelace2017-07-11T04:52:25+00:00

To Lucasta, Going to the Warres by Richard Lovelace

Richard Lovelace (1618-1657) To Lucasta, Going to the Warres Tell me not (Sweet) I am unkinde. That from the Nunnerie Of thy chaste breast, and quiet minde, To Warre and Armes I flie. True; a…

1700s by Every Writer on March 6, 2010 A Red, Red Rose by Robert Burns2017-07-11T03:58:16+00:00

A Red, Red Rose by Robert Burns

Robert Burns (1759-1796) A Red, Red Rose by Robert Burns O my Luve's like a red, red rose, That's newly sprung in June: O my Luve's like the melodie, That's sweetly play'd in tune. As…

1500s by Every Writer on March 1, 2010 To Celia by Ben Jonson2017-07-11T04:48:58+00:00

To Celia by Ben Jonson

Ben Jonson (1573-1637) To Celia Drink to me only with thine eyes, And I will pledge with mine; Or leave a kiss but in the cup And I'll not look for wine. The thirst that…

1700s by Every Writer on February 27, 2010 The Time I’ve Lost In Wooing by Thomas Moore2017-07-11T04:48:24+00:00

The Time I’ve Lost In Wooing by Thomas Moore

Thomas Moore (1779-1852) THE TIME I'VE LOST IN WOOING. The time I've lost in wooing, In watching and pursuing The light, that lies In woman's eyes, Has been my heart's undoing. Tho' Wisdom oft has…

1500s by Every Writer on February 26, 2010 The Passionate Shepherd to His Love by Christopher Marlowe2017-07-11T04:47:32+00:00

The Passionate Shepherd to His Love by Christopher Marlowe

Christopher Marlowe (1564-1593) Come live with me and be my love, And we will all the pleasures prove That valleys, groves, hills, and fields, Woods or steepy mountain yields. And we will sit upon the…

1700s by Every Writer on February 17, 2010 She Walks in Beauty By Lord Byron2017-07-11T03:58:51+00:00

She Walks in Beauty By Lord Byron

Lord Byron (1788-1824) She walks in beauty, like the night Of cloudless climes and starry skies; And all that's best of dark and bright Meet in her aspect and her eyes: Thus mellowed to that…

1700s by Every Writer on January 20, 2010 We’ll Go No More A-Roving–Lord Byron2017-07-11T03:59:52+00:00

We’ll Go No More A-Roving–Lord Byron

We'll go no more a-roving So, we'll go no more a-roving So late into the night, Though the heart be still as loving, And the moon be still as bright. For the sword outwears its…

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