Best Tenderness Poems

In the tenderness of twilight,
calmness of the air,
silently caressed her skin

hearts floated like a gentle breeze.

Illuminating her persona,
naked moon reflected against 
the softness of her cheeks

sweet whispers evoked several senses.

Envious stars sparkled,
transcending a galaxy of kisses,
radiating against her lips

and who was I to resist.

Her petal...

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Kiss me as you’d kiss a baby,
softly to show your love.
Touch me gently,
as you would someone hurt and afraid.

Hug me and hold me tightly,
that I might feel secure and protected.
Smile at me and laugh with me,
so I can see your joy and inner peace.

These are...

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Rushes to the window

 with every pitter-patter

but it is only the rain

crashing into me

trying to wash away my pain

reminding of sunny days

where the pitter-patter

was the beating of my heart

where love was never sought

but happily was found

my heart breathes 

feeling once more

your tenderness

pitter-patters run across

the oaken...

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tower’s gold lanterns
stroke warm sheen on war-torn rocks…
peace wraps pastel night


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(( for Annalise Brigham
" What MY Eyes See" Contest ))...

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How we love this secluded pond
He lowers me to the grass
And on my stomach I watch
Little beetles, blue dragonflies
Transparent wings fluttering
soft humming near my ears
My smiles born broadly in sunlight

His tender hands hold my back
to his chest. And in the shallow
pool numerous tadpoles curiously
investigate my...

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He toils in dirt on a scorching summer day
a simple man yearning to earn a fruitful pay.
Scars from spades failed to diminish his hopes
in zealous manner, he climbs along rocky slopes.

His seeds of exuberance simmer in parched land
he wishes to save a few pennies for...

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you may think you 
are exceedingly insignificant

but

your soul carries 
more warmth than
the sun bestows 
to the earth.

for I have been awoken by
the words spoken…by you. 

you may think I don’t
believe in you as I once did

but

your heart carries 
more affection
than an autumn day
mid-October.

for I have...

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Very few really tender moments
in my childhood do I find.
My memories abound
with normal things, and also
with happy celebrations,
failures and successes,
good times and bad.

But I recall one day
visiting a man from church.
Inside his small apartment 
my mother took me.
I can’t remember why.
I just recall this elderly...

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Where has the romance gone
  moonlit nights kissing 'til dawn
Where fled the tenderness
  from our love once so strong

Where are the conversations
  that used to matter so much
Where are the magic moments
  when our fingertips touched

Where are the sparks that flew
...

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O’ my dearest love,  
I gather the world’s rarest petals for you—  
Ghost Orchid fragrance lingers  
in the marsh’s quiet air  

look, love, it fades  
then rises in  
the curve of my hands  
on the curve of your...

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“Just living is not enough... one must have sunshine, freedom,
and a little flower”.
– Hans Christian Andersen

A little flower in the garden
not very large, or tall, or bright.
For this, she seeks pardon.
God graces her with His light.

His sun shining in the skies
attracts the little flower’s head
and...

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The Greatest of These…

A portrait of the perfect tenderness eternal,
 Painted from the rising mists of a broken promise -
   Finished on a Friday afternoon – complete the promise
Of the everlasting word in worldly wastelands and in realms of glory
Daily molding vessels born...

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here is my rose
my heart on a stem
a gentle whisper
a soft caress
a murmur bent on a melody
a sparkle in the night
sweetest perfume
to catch your attention
a kiss blown your way
a playful wink
under a full moon
a siren's call



AP: 2nd place 2022

Posted on December 8, 2022...

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I love you beyond the borders of language,
where words stumble,
faltering in the shadow of feeling.
No map charts the expanse of this tenderness,
no compass finds its edge.

I love you as the ocean loves the shore,
returning endlessly,
even when it is sent away.
I love you as the sky...

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Yes, I know there are many books
on how to make friendships last.
But when you reach a certain age,
you recall friendships that came and passed.

I doubt there's a course in Friendship,
but there is an age-old recipe.
It lists all the ingredients necessary 
for lasting til eternity.

Pretend you're...

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