Sorrow Longing Poems
These Sorrow Longing poems are examples of Longing poems about Sorrow. These are the best examples of Longing Sorrow poems written by international poets.
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...
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longing, death, extended metaphor, life,
DespondencyA lady in a Victorian dress,
Next to an old printing press.
Within a gloomy writing lair,
Falling down the abyss of despair.
I can see the tempest in...
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longing, anxiety, depression, sad, solitude,
DreamI had a dream
We were so much happier than we ever were
You were holding my hand just the same
And we were dancing which we never...
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longing, angst, break up, lonely,
Silver Moon of Lambent LightStunning silver moon of lambent light I see,
each night you listen to my fervent plea...
You must wonder when will my sorrow end.
On your indulgent patience...
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longing,
Starlit Yearnings: A Daughter's TaleIn the quiet corners of her soul, she sighs,
A girl in need of a mother's embrace,
Longing for arms to comfort her as she sobs,
Yearning for...
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longing, lost love, mother,
Echoes of the Heart
Echoes of the Heart
I’ve walked this street before, through slick remnants of...
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longing, dark, deep, desire, gothic,
Bygones
Imprisoned by the way things are,
Breakfast, coffee and cream,
Eggs with toast
Sometimes it’s burnt, branded
By the decades old toaster – former things,
We can’t replace,
Because this one...
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longing, grief, heartbroken,
Cling OnThose wide mahogany eyes,
I cannot help but cling to,
like goosegrass clings on,
too dear, may I hang out here?
just for a little while longer,
you...
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Categories:
desire, feelings, longing, love,
Locked in LoveWalls confine feelings, not people.
They lock them into buildings,
make them face the walls and
reconsider, rethink.
That’s the love locked within us.
Where’s the key?
This is...
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break up, jealousy, longing,
A Stranger in Foreign LandsI live among my very kind, equal in blood, but with a different mind. I always feel, I am alone, a tiny pebble in a...
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longing, confusion, courage, desire, hurt,
Home
Far out on the bay,
cloud and water mix
in a weighted sadness
way past the reach
of where my words can go
and yet finds reflection
in your eyes...
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home, longing,
Because Of This HurtI gained back all my trust
after I freed myself from guilt,
and not suffered much from it;
ah, bravery taught me a lot!
Because of this hurt,
I...
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longing, anger, anxiety, conflict, emotions,
A Self-Fulfilling ProphecyA handful of sorrowful years have passed
and now I bare my shame.
A deserving fate for one miscast;
deserving of the blame.
For I was flailing as a...
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longing, break up, children, desire,
Red, do I love, Red do I hateHe bleeds the power of a savage redcoat
Breaking the bones of his weak allies.
That love hurts
As much as you love to hurt.
Biting the face that...
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Categories:
art, crush, heartbroken, longing,
A Clarity of Mist
A Clarity of Mist
Silence...
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conflict, depression, loneliness, longing,