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Empty NestI love you little bluebird
It's you whom I adore
And I don't want my nest here
To be empty anymore
The nest of which I'm speaking
Is the nest inside my heart
It's all yours for the...
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Categories:
longing, i love you, imagery,
Form: Rhyme
Categories:
allusion, crazy, depression, longing,
Form: Free verse
The Emotions Of Romeo And JulietThe emotions of Romeo & Juliet,
always bold from the start;
Blessed to feel so deeply,
no matter the distress;
Make no mistake the heart does suffer;
Simply breathing is barely living,
to think some are okay with that;
Barely touched...
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Categories:
feelings, longing, love, poets,
Form: Free verse
Eyes of GodMaybe if I close my eyes long enough
this will all just disappear.
I’ll wake up to the eyes of God and
his voice whispering in my ear.
A dream,
this life, can be so cold and cruel.
A dose of...
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Categories:
longing, desire, dream, fantasy, fate,
Form: Free verse
Beneath the branchesYou'll find me under the stars
Beneath the branches of a willow tree
Longing for something
That'll never be seen
2 parts slave
1 part free
Forgotten by lovers
Forgotten by me
Wrapped in a blanket of roots and earth
A pillow...
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Categories:
longing, death, extended metaphor, life,
Form: Free verse
Heart says Mind saysHeart says "But I want to know"
Mind says " Its time to let go."
Heart says "I can't take this ache"
Mind says "Ypu always knew this would one day break"
Heart says "If given a...
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Categories:
longing, angst, desire, heartbreak, heartbroken,
Form: Free verse
Jumbled Thoughts of a Midnight DriveI haven’t slept much recently,
You of all people understand late nights
It’s not my fault when I can’t close my eyes
Even when my room’s as black as the outside sky.
My mind just keeps driving...
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Categories:
longing, best friend, emotions, friend,
Form: Free verse
I hate him,but not the love I gave, because he might have needed it in the moment.
...
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Categories:
longing,
Form: Bio
Silent longingIn the quiet of night, under stars above,
I wish you could say, "I love you," my love.
With whispers of wind, 'neath the soft moonlight,
I long for those words to make everything right.
In moments of doubt,...
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Categories:
longing, love,
Form: Free verse
His name on my lipsIn the silence of the night, he's all I hear,
His presence, a soothing song, calming every fear.
Deep within my soul, his love finds its place,
In his arms, I'm whole, wrapped in his embrace.
With every breath,...
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Categories:
feelings, longing, love,
Form: Free verse
When Will I Hug My Lisa?Do years pass quickly, not the beautiful memories
stuck in the mind more than in the fond heart?
When will I hug my Lisa and delight her with kisses?
When can this dream be real, letting joys...
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Categories:
longing, anxiety, devotion, feelings, fun,
Form: Rhyme
Haunting LoveIn the still of night, where shadows play,
A specter's heart beats, lost in dismay.
For once it loved, with a fire so bright,
Now it wanders alone, in the absence of light.
The ghost of a touch, a...
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Categories:
longing, death, how i feel,
Form: Rhyme
Seeker
Pilgrim Transported to A Sacred Space
Weary And Torn but not Folorn
To Implore of the Goddess Face to Face
A Quiet Place, Comforted In Her Embrace, Her Grace,
The Liminal Space, Void of Facades Where Humble Prayers Prevailing
Desire...
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Categories:
appreciation, devotion, longing, spiritual,
Form: Free verse
When Everything Loses Its BeautyEvery lively landscape and tree were stripped
by fierce winter of their verdant, elegant dress:
and while they are naked and grieving amid
rainfall and fog: they still wish for sunny days!
Everything loses its beauty, it's the harshest...
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Categories:
longing, anxiety, children, grandmother, lonely,
Form: Rhyme
That was then, this is now"Play the audio is in accord with the dramatic monologue," ... by the Poet
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Categories:
father son, forgiveness, longing,
Form: Dramatic Monologue
Specific Types of Longing Poems
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Definition | What is Longing in Poetry?
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