l'appel du videA void within me calls
wanting only what I've never had,
but I've always seen.
The taste of a possession so illegal,
It's to die for.
as literal and figurative
as the jaws of the idea itself
surrounding and consuming me.
Oh, I've seen it.
The ecstasy of true bliss
multiplied only their best moments.
The promise of nostalgia
and a feeling of home.
An easiness...
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Categories:
longing, addiction, childhood, death, environment,
Form: Free verse
Room for OneI rented a bedspace like a borrowed name—
half a mattress,
whole silences.
My roommate talked in her sleep,
and I envied her dreams.
At night, I listened for footsteps
outside the door,
pretending one might be fate
knocking,
or you.
...
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Categories:
longing,
Form: Free verse
Matsuo Basho: English translations of Haiku about Life 1Matsuo Basho: English translations of haiku about clouds, geese, departing, empty nests and huts, lonely, loneliness, drinking alone, sake, longing, loss, death, hawks, the moon, Japanese culture.
As clouds drift apart,
so we two separate:
wild geese departing.
—Matsuo Basho, translation by Michael R. Burch
The old nest deserted,
how empty now
my next-door neighbor’s hut.
—Matsuo Basho, translation by Michael R. Burch
Yesterday?
Departed,
like...
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Categories:
longing, culture, death, loneliness, lonely,
Form: Haiku
MIDNIGHT CHIMES - COLLABORATIONDEBJANI MITRA
Free verse
MIDNIGHT CHIMES (COLLABORATION WITH DEBJANI MITRA)
This poem is an English translation of one of the beautiful Bengali poem of PS poet MALABIKA RAY CHOUDHURY
Midnight chimes unveil in cascade,
glances of your shimmering face
engulfing me in a transient dream...
As if you never went away!
As if I didn't wake up to see you're gone!
As...
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Categories:
longing,
Form: Free verse
In the Mouth of DesireIn the Mouth of Desire
touching me
your lips, your tongue
chalice
filled with sweet fruit
we’re no longer friends
when we sup
lovers
once again
we can’t
get enough
sucking grapes
nibbling red apples
tender, the nape of neck
at
eureka’s urging
...
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Categories:
longing, love, sensual,
Form: Verse
A Decade of YouTen years ago,
I did not stumble into love,
I stepped into you,
slowly,
as one steps barefoot into morning light
knowing he will stay.
You did not arrive with thunder,
but with silence
that made everything else grow still.
You were never a spark,
you were a slow fire
that found the corners of my cold
and made them warm.
The way your eyes linger,
not asking for...
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Categories:
longing, anniversary, christian, cute love,
Form: Free verse
Look Into My EyesLook into my eyes my love
Tell me what you see
Desire? Passion? Wanting more?
I certainly agree
If you could go inside my head
You'd know just what I think
Then when I looked into your eyes
You'd guide, I wouldn't blink...
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Categories:
longing, desire, i love you,
Form: Rhyme
Lady WonderNo, I ain’t wrote.
I’ve been caught up
In the greatest things they say
Life has to offer.
But, in the midst
Of all my success,
I find myself feeling
Oddly like a pauper.
And in my darkest
Days and hours,
I get to thinking of the time
We spent together.
Your whispers
Never failed
To set my brushes
Hissing all across
The canvases of summer.
It’s strange of me
To come back...
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Categories:
fantasy, grief, inspiration, longing,
Form: Lyric
As we stay togetherThe journey is beautiful as we stay together.
It is just the beginning, more wonderful stories to write together.
Our journey continues....
...
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Categories:
longing, blessing, emotions, family, feelings,
Form: Free verse
pillow
Categories:
lonely, longing, morning,
Form: Haiku
Sister Golden Hair - Added Lyrics(Sister Golden Hair by America - Added Lyrics)
Well, it's so long since I saw you,
Sister Golden Hair surprise.
Though I keep on thinkin' 'bout you,
you can't see it in my eyes.
Now I want better correspondence,
I am not so hard to find.
And I promise you
I'll make it worth your while.
Will I meet you there in...
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Categories:
longing, love, memory,
Form: Lyric
The Efflorescence of a Half Moon LoveThe Efflorescence of a Half-Moon Love
An immutable desire to awaken and experience the night’s breath…
Where saddened petals elate at the ability to whisper open at the cusp of dawn.
I reach to orbit near you:
where carnal might kiss deity,
and the air between us smells of divine pollen.
A heavenly flower exhaling eternity
from the soft rupture of its...
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Categories:
daffodils, heartbreak, longing, love,
Form: Free verse
Autumn’s Farewell> When autumn leaves from branches fly,
And whisper low a gentle goodbye,
I think of thee, my heart’s soft sigh.
> When longing stirs this silent breast,
Thy lips return and grant me rest,
From them my soul found sweet redress.
> A swan lifts high through morning mist,
The still lake lies, by sorrow kissed,
As thou didst leave, my breath...
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Categories:
longing, cute love,
Form: Tercet
Unrequited loveHow am I supposed to feel after expressing it.
It’s so bad, this unrequited love.
I yearn to have you love me but it’ll never happen.
Why must I be so close to you yet so far, for now I hold onto you, but how long can I keep going.
It’s a bad religion to be in love with...
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Categories:
longing, 12th grade, devotion, feelings,
Form: Free verse
Worth Every PennyThe space right beside me is empty
And my wish is for you to be there
Desire for you I've aplenty,
Plus there's plenty of room in my chair
We could talk about things and do puzzles
Our legs entwined reading a book
In a blinding snowstorm we can cuddle
I'll feel my way, no need to look...
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Categories:
longing, i love you, imagery,
Form: Rhyme
Specific Types of Longing Poems
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desire, for her, for him, for you, for your touch, friendship, haiku, home, life, lonely, lost, missing you, pain
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Definition | What is Longing in Poetry?
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