Longing Poems | Examples of Longing Poetry

We sure had fun, without a doubt We shared a laugh or two Who couldn't find a harmony Who didn't know verse 2 I'll miss those times, they meant so much But like all times they flew Though most of all the time I'll miss Is time I spent with you...

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I didn't lose it I gave it away To whom that I gave it I know it will stay Safe and secure 'Til perhaps a someday When we'll be together If she still says okay...

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I come home I am smiling Look do they see me ? Do not say anything Knew I was gone? Something inside me Dead for a long time I feel its heart beating Beating along. What does it mean? This stirring inside me Look through the tiny cracks Of my hearts home . Don't they know that I'm...

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A heart's silent scream, Yearning for the ghost of hope, Each dawn brings despair. Shadows weave around, Promises of what could be, Yet they fade like mist. Ripples on still lakes, Memories whisper my name, But never reply. Time's cruel embrace tight, Days stretch, heavy...

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He drew maps for a living. Not of roads, but of promises— soft lines where her laughter once lived, tiny arrows where her eyes used to point when she couldn’t say stay. She was the sea— ever folding into herself, a hymn of salt and leaving. No harbor could hold her, no anchor dared ask. He traced her tides in silence, built cartographies of could-have-beens, and marked in...

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I determined to take seize of a lightning bolt! Paused at every tree. Flashed and thundered all about – stood by every metal post, just to see if God wanted me. Went to the nearest church… prayed for a voice or sign: and from behind the altar heard a gulping sound, pastor draining the sacrament wine. Not a good day....

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nothing hurts like silence from a lover's heart while the stars are singing with delight AP: 1st place 2025...

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In the quiet corners of her whispered fears, she carries a heart wrapped in shadows, trembling like the leaves outside, each gust a reminder of the storm within. Her laughter dances just out of reach, a melody sweet yet haunting, where the notes are soft, and her silences...

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Letters from Borrowed Ground 'Part One' --- To: Myself (Three Years Ago) Date: Every Night Status: Never Finished Focus: Warning Dear Dreamer, Tonight, I dig up buried footsteps, each stone beneath my feet heavy with goodbye. The coffee grows cold in my cup as I write this at 3 AM, watching snow fall on a street whose name I still can't pronounce. You...

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Place my head upon your shoulder Wrap me in Your warm embrace Chase away these premonitions Grant me, Jesus, saving grace Will you let me feel your presence? Bring the peace of heaven near I am fainting from my sorrows Whisper to my heart, "You're dear!" Will you cradle me so gently? Sooth my tempset batterd soul Hush those inner howling voices Love me, heal...

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ill drive down the highway at one eighty two you'll say that'll we'll die but i know that can't be true cause the strings and the signs of fate pulled us together and they won't tear us apart for as long as i'll remember the moon in the sky is so far away in a big pit of darkness...

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She wears rainbows in her almond curls and paints her eyelids with green swirls. Her cheeks blush with innocent pearls Soft as her favourite fruit- strawberries. Mascara wand in her fingers casts spells on me her gaze a flicker between play and mystery. She tangles the bedsheets, Spills glitter on pillows, pouts for the mirror, practices smiles and chuckles All a rehearsal for...

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I will weep when you whither. Soft, purple petals dried to ash in august sun, Sweet nectar plucked away before I can smell your honey. Before I can taste your grace, Hold you to my face and pour my love into your cup like affirmations Do I hold you close to my chest as you die? Or turn away, I...

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I felt the call of the road like a wind carrying whispers of longing and adventure, And I ventured on the wings of the unknown, through deserts scorched by the blazing sun. I traveled through the endless fields of secret dreams, where the horizon whispers secrets, I wanted to discover what the world hides beneath its veil of...

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I just caught a glimpse of you walking on past I then caught a glimpse of you glimpsing me But you didn’t see me glimpsing you too My gosh you are one fine young woman You stirred up the feelings I haven’t felt like this in a while But it made me smile Unrequited love is a lonely place But I...

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