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Lost Love Poems | Examples of Lost Love Poetry

Lost Love Poems - Examples of all types of lost love poetry to share and read. This list of new poems is composed of the works of modern poets on PoetrySoup. Read short, long, best, and famous poem examples for lost love.
every time it rains, i think of you
"Every time it rains, I think of you," That's what Anonymous said— Too afraid to say it to your face Because it's already too late: They let you go. And you're also too afraid To pick up the phone,...Read the rest...
Categories: lost love, rain, sad
Form: Free verse



M' Wife is Gone, Seven Years
I loved m' ver', ver' difficult ol' wife She made m' heart sing, and she drove me mad. She often was ver' mad with me, real mad! But she loved me more than anyone ever had....Read the rest...
Categories: lost love, love, miracle,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Voyage of the Soul
In the timeless tumult of time’s tempestuous tide, I find myself adrift, with neither rudder, nor guide. Each crest and trough, a murmured decree of fate, In this ceaseless sea, I strive to navigate. Amidst the ragged rocks and...Read the rest...
Categories: lost love, anxiety, courage, dark, depression,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Art Of Endurance
In desolate wasteland of deprivation, sauntering languidly with my indigent life, I tried tolerantly for so long to smoothen the angularities of our beleaguered bond. Swirling in the egregious whirlpool of searing indignation, sucked...Read the rest...
Categories: analogy, lost love, relationship,
Form: Free verse
Moonlit Longing
Moonbeams dance upon my wall Echoes of laughter, whispers of it all Fading shadows, eerie silence deep My heart beats lonely, in a loveless sleep Sparkling eyes, now lost in the night Darkness descends, and my heart takes flight Soul mates...Read the rest...
Categories: longing, loss, lost love,
Form: Free verse



Premium Member Topping Street
I miss with lifetime sadness my love of Topping Street The walks we had on Comos' shores; when life was complete, Oh, the simple Irish diner to which we did meet Lead to the hours of love...Read the rest...
Categories: lost love, deep, heartbreak, heartbroken, lost
Form: Monorhyme
Same door, different side
I remember walking out your door for the first time and finally finding myself and the person who helped me find myself I was in love And within a heartbeat two years went by and I was...Read the rest...
Categories: lost love,
Form: Free verse
Love Poems
A poem is someone's soul on paper: It emits a feeling, Perhaps of great rage or warmth or sadness— But the feeling, it is there. But when I read a poem crafted so heartfelt; From one ordinary person to another— Though...Read the rest...
Categories: lost love, angst, longing, lost, love,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member War's Last Battleground
He fell as he retreated from war’s last battleground Stray bullet lodged beneath his brain ghostly whispers in...Read the rest...
Categories: death, joy, lost love,
Form: Narrative
Feathers Of A Robin
There's a robin on my fence today, A feather by my feet A heart-shaped leaf that blows along Beside me down the street Your song played on the radio This morning in the car And just last night I could've sworn I...Read the rest...
Categories: lost love,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member A Letter To A Dear Lover
Dear lover I vividly remember What you used to do When you were in love Dear loser You cannot remember What you used to do Since now, you ain't in love. Being in love is either Feeling a sweet or a sour Pain It is being In...Read the rest...
Categories: lost love, beautiful, deep, i love
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Love's Unsteady Stead -- Glenn Hughes Poetry Contest
Note from poetess: I wrote this poem remembering the first time I heard Hughes' song, "This Time Around." I was dating a man who joined the US Navy. Because he was on a submarine out...Read the rest...
Categories: lost love, love, time,
Form: Rhyme
Echoes of Love's Gentle Touch
In the whispers of 2010, our hearts entwined like tender vines on a trellis, our love defined I found my voice in poetry, a language true to express the depths of my devotion, anew With every dawn, a poem...Read the rest...
Categories: lost love, art, inspirational, inspirational love,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Lost Portraits
I painted portraits of you in my heart till' dark clouds allowed pouring rain to fall washed away paintings hung that fell apart to leave my heart's chamber an empty hall my love for you held portraits that I...Read the rest...
Categories: lost love,
Form: Sonnet
Exigent Mind
I swear tout de suite, that... My noddle ain't petabyte But just a condign floppy disk. So I could swiftly flush out some memories, And retain only what's necessary. I swear I wanna draft some boundries. As much as I need a...Read the rest...
Categories: lost love, absence, deep, depression, life,
Form: Free verse

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