Best Longings Poems
Below are the all-time best Longings poems written by Poets on PoetrySoup. These top poems in list format are the best examples of longings poems written by PoetrySoup members
The Longings of An Old ManI long to—
Walk one more time
To where the land ends, and the ocean begins
To listen expectantly for the sounds of infant waves
Grasping layers of golden...
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Categories:
longings, love,
Form:
Free verse
Winter Blues - I Cry For ColorI shiver tears.
My joie de vivre;
summer esprit’s lemon zest,
lilac flirts and coral whispers
have escaped me ~
grievous gray
now flows through my veins.
I shiver melancholia,
entombed...
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Categories:
longings, depression, loneliness, longing, sad,
Form:
Free verse
Carpe NoctemUp above the moon shines brightly;
starlight touches earth so lightly;
passions teasing impolitely.
Midnight whispers, “Carpe noctem.”
Blowing soft the summer breezes
through her hair as nighttime pleases,
and the...
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Categories:
longings, longing, love, romantic,
Form:
Rhyme
Fable of the Night
O, my angel, how smitten are yearnings of lonely night!
Will lover’s fantasy enchant, dream of this dreary night?
Though alluring is its rhythm, are you aware...
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Categories:
longings, romantic,
Form:
Ghazal
TranscendenceWhen imbalance of life churns hapless poignancy
And the zephyr of inequities breezes melancholy
Dissonance reverberates echoing pathos of grief
Seeking exaltation within metaphysical profundity
As hushed posture conjures...
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Categories:
longings, inspirational, introspection, peace,
Form:
Verse
Paper Boats(Dedicated to one of my childhood friends)
You were one of those charming lilies
that bloomed, so fresh, in my springtime pond;
when my homesick wings of longings...
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Categories:
longings, childhood, memory, nostalgia,
Form:
Free verse
Wave of FantasyHow earnestly, dear, you enchant my dream
Blooming heart’s wishes in amorous theme
Lifting me to your realm of astral mysteries
Buoying my longings on wings of your...
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Categories:
longings, dream, fantasy,
Form:
Verse
As I Watch the Waves CrashFrom precipice of memories, flashbacks nostalgic billow,
Thinking of you as I ruminate, adoring the views below,
Where waves oceanic dance, leaping on windy tempos,
Propagating ambitions of...
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Categories:
longings, life, lost love, love,
Form:
Verse
In Love, Our Romance Flows In Kissing Streams Poets Tribute Series, Fourth Poet, Lord ByronIn Love, Our Romance Flows In Kissing Streams,
Poets Tribute Series, fourth poet, Lord Byron
Claim I, thy wondrous heart into sweet dreams,
And in that soft glowing...
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Categories:
longings, appreciation, beauty, desire, love,
Form:
Romanticism
Shadows Cast By SunFriends come and go, but some have passed me by
as swiftly as the sun that lights my days.
They wave goodbye; I give a little sigh.
It...
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Categories:
longings, holiday, me,
Form:
Sonnet
To Breathe "you" In....Your beautiful name, echoing throughout my thoughts
"Everyday!"....But I never tell you this?
Sometimes when I breathe, I close my eyes to imagine
Breathing, everything that you are,...
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Categories:
longings, love, passionme, me,
Form:
I do not know?
~ Destiny Ii ~Smiling, as our glances would glimpse, knowing, as our souls would meet
Upon this plane of sphere, where time, it did not ever exist
These curtains, no...
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Categories:
longings, love
Form:
I do not know?
Life's a Beauteous DreamI dreamt a dream that renewed kindred memories
Rekindling past passions of moonlit love-themes,
Enamoring love-embers blooming heartfelt longings,
Crooning hints-romantic~ life’s a beauteous dream;
When merrily you enthralled...
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Categories:
longings, dream, love,
Form:
Verse
When Butterflies Dance to Moon's SongCurving, swirling, in moonlit stance, butterflies merrily dance,
Undulating tenor of nocturnal music, beneath stellar expanse,
When celestial orchestra plays, occult notes of galactic tune,
As titillations of...
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Categories:
longings, butterfly, love, moon,
Form:
Rhyme
Captive Deep Blue Je Reviens
"Captive Deep Blue Je Reviens"
I walk beside you
in your dreams,
you are always in me
warm and pounding,
twin heart,
burning bright flame,
beautiful addiction
captive...
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Categories:
longings, desire, longing, romance, sensual,
Form:
Romanticism