Shall I Compare Thee To an Elephant?Shall I compare thee to an elephant?
Thou art a thousand times more relevant.
Not from a floppy ear doth ardor rise,
Nor yet doth sinuous trunk knot love’s sweet ties;
And if thou can’t stampede across the plains,
Nor deftly roll in mud when monsoon rains,
I find my heart shall hold here little lack,
As pachyderm thou aren’t in love’s...
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Categories:
romance, animal, humor, humorous, love,
Form: Couplet
MuseHis voice was near, his hands were far
Porcelain and coated in paint
I was revered, my skin unmarked
By the artist disguised as the saint
But the muse knows not, how one perceives
She exists in and of the mind
No more than a thought, no need to deceive
She herself might as well be...
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Categories:
art, beauty, romance,
Form: Rhyme
Today, a kiss in air is enoughMere glimpse of her hair is enough,
Today this much dare is enough.
Hints of tears of love in her eyes,
Such fond prize so rare is enough.
She eyeing me with fleeting glance,
To me such honour is enough.
The dream of her beautiful lips,
As investment fair it’s enough.
Her hand held in hand can well wait,
Today’s kiss in air is...
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Categories:
love, romance,
Form: Ghazal
Clear SkyThe Cheshire Cat smiles
Behind the dark velvet sky
Where Fireflies wander...
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Categories:
romance, beautiful, beauty, night, romantic,
Form: Haiku
EmotionAn African drum throbs from a distance.
It is heyday and there is rejoicing.
But ululations surround me suddenly, and tensions
Climb gently the steps of a dancing heaven.
As my lobes grow softer and my hair stands
On the grounds of love,
I sense the throbs on my hollow soul,
Near, yet so far, for the wretched wench
Whose sweet eyes I...
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Categories:
love, romance,
Form: Free verse
Crime of SexThey called it short gratification—
but I lost my soul in the trade.
A moment’s pleasure,
for a lifetime of emptiness,
a spark that consumed
the temple I once was.
O Woman,
your body is not desire’s playground—
it is the chalice of divinity.
If you fail to respect your sacred form,
no man ever will.
Each man you lie with,
leaves an imprint upon your soul.
And...
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Categories:
romance, depression, divorce, drug, funny
Form: Free verse
Tonight, Our Bodies MeetIn the stillness of a soft-lit room,
where whispers dance like fireflies,
our breaths entwine,
the air thick with unspoken thrill,
a tender hesitation lingers
before skin meets skin,
warmth igniting in quiet anticipation.
Fingers, fumbling yet eager,
trace the curves of new terrain,
a map yet to...
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Categories:
beautiful, passion, romance, sensual,
Form: Free verse
Two Hearts Meet In The WoodsTwo roads diverse in the woods,
Whose road walk less untrodden.
Meet in sunrise where no one see,
The full bloom of summer roses.
Witness the peaceful encounter
Of two hearts falls in secret glib.
How beautiful is the morning dew,
Put in space of leaves and petals,
Brush every wind that passes by.
What a refreshing feeling that be
When two hearts meet embrace.
A...
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Categories:
love, nature, relationship, romance,
Form: Ballad
Constant Crises
Romance, a thing of the past
a shame it didn’t last
Kids’ constant crises did it in
Envious of other retirees
rekindling their old flames
while...
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Categories:
romance, children, jealousy, lost love,
Form: Rhyme
The Patience of Ripening
You were picked straight from the stem—
a fruit fresh atop the bowl of offerings,
something that must be
fleece laid over blade.
Not taken, but accepted.
Not bitten, but cradled.
And still, I would let you be
the spiked fruit between my teeth—
If you asked.
If not to taste your sweet,
then to feel your sting
against my tongue.
Pain can be a kind of...
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Categories:
romance, anxiety, beautiful, best friend,
Form: Free verse
Dear Girl I've Never MetDear girl I’ve never met,
Whether it’ll be planned or not, you’ll always be
in my thoughts.
Crazy romantic, chilled and laid-back — I hope it
will go well.
I’ll try my best to make you happy — I’ll call the
shots.
We’re gonna be singing, laughing, crying — I can
tell.
Dear girl I’ve never met,
Every time I close my eyes, I start...
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Categories:
romance,
Form: Romanticism
Still Makes Me Want To TryFor Lovers...
For what’s been said by songs of love
more beautifully than I
could ever put down into words
...
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Categories:
romance, i love you, love,
Form: Rhyme
Rangers in the Park - Sinatra Redux
~ To the tune of 'Strangers in the
Night,' by Frank Sinatra ~
Rangers in the park
Two lonely rangers in the park
...
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Categories:
giggle, romance, song,
Form: Lyric
Gambler's Romance~Down in the "Big Easy" playing cards in a house of chance,
she’ll lay you down a losing hand, with her bluffed romance.
Her cards have many faces, but few can win her hand,
and a hard hand bet can break a heart; you'd better understand...
When you play the cards...
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Categories:
romance, games, jealousy, passion, song,
Form: Lyric
Soul'd Out
Guess I'm soul searching she's on my mind
with a heart that is hurting must have been blind
I wander these streets where we walked together
but places we'd meet are now stranger than ever
I think of those days gone by
and can't help but wonder why
I'm tossing and turning time on my hands
with a heart that is burning...
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Categories:
heart, romance, romantic, romantic
Form: Rhyme
Specific Types of Romance Poems
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Definition | What is Romance in Poetry?
Poems Related to Romance
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