Free Verse Love Poems

Just yesterday she flew through my mind

Not like a falcon, but more like a woodcock who was beautifully taking its time

My! She was so fine...

So...

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If you only knew how long I've been

w 
w  a
w  a  i
w  a  i  t
w  a  i...

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 she spoke the words
 that uttered so soft
 her lips were plump
 the curvature of her mouth 
essence sparks she spoke life 
her tongue...

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effortless synergy
attentive presence
abrupt broad smile
spark in the eyes as they meet
loud racing of the heart as it beat
soften touch of holding hands
youthful affectionate giggling 
passion...

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wrapped in courtesy 
and generosity
a brutal predator
protected from you
by a code
to cherish the tender 
and vulnerable
the shining knight
you give your love
the dark monster
you keep 
your...

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Written: May 08, 2025 For contest by Brian Strand

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within the vastness of time and space
dwells in...

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Secret Love

You stay invisible, my person is harmful to you
Oh, lady, nobody knows our hidden relationship
I keep you in my shadow, soft love-blanket yours

Love you....

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Pick me the single garden weed
Who wants to be a lovely flower
If allowed to grow and be empowered 
By loves sweet lavender fragrance 
Inhale and...

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In a dream
being chauffeured
to where? I do not know
where? the silence stifling
still as the night,
stars glowing…

but the chauffeur, driving
heedless to my faith – 
Jesus is...

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streams of mud


we played in shallow streams of muck
where there was no black, no white
we were all mud-packed kids
crusty-skinned little boys who knew the sludge...

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a golden daylight that you are
pierced through my grayest of the dark
calmed the waves carrying the storm-
that were wrecking my heart

in the darkest of my...

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Falling has two meaning:
One that is frightening
One that is wonderful
Frighten to loss something
Wonderful to fall in love
Falling star makes you wish
Falling in love sooth a...

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Roses are symbols
Love in real life
Its thorn
Its spike tip leaf
Its hard stem
Its gentle petals
Speaks the giver's intent
Smiling heart that accept
Both sparking eyes that yield
In a...

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Every whisper fades to silence,  
Every touch a fleeting lie.  
I search for meaning in their gazes,  
But love has never met...

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I create shelter inside my head
Constantly seeking external validation and words of affirmation
Perpetuating these routines and these words
Unconditionally curious for the future:
That is what you...

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