Love Poems
Love is poetry's oldest and most inexhaustible subject. From the first whispered confession to the quiet comfort of decades together, love takes infinite forms — and poets have tried to capture every one. This collection gathers love poems across every shade of the emotion: the giddy rush of new love, the ache of longing, the warmth of commitment, and the bittersweet beauty of love remembered.
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The Poem She Won't Read Without Crying
FeaturedI know your name but not the one on your driver's license.
First Morning
FeaturedI woke before you and did nothing about it. The radiator ticked. Your shoulder rose and fell.
What Being In Love Actually Feels Like
FeaturedBeing in love is the thing that comes after the fireworks—the quiet drive home with the windows down and someone's hand on your knee.
What We Promise
When you stand in front of everyone you know and a few people you don't.
The Wife I Get to Have
Other men describe their wives like cars they've owned too long. I refuse.
Letter to My Father on His Day
You never asked for a day. That's the most father thing about you.
The Poem That Made Her Cry
I want to say the thing you already know but haven't heard out loud—the thing that sits in the back of your chest like a fist that forgot to open.
The Last Walk
We took the same route. Past the mailbox you always had opinions about.
To the Woman I Married
I didn't marry the woman I fell in love with. I married the one who showed up after.
Her Hands Knew Everything
My grandmother's hands were a map of everywhere she'd been.
The Man Who Fixed Things
My grandfather could fix anything. The toaster. The fence.
The Friend Who Stayed
FeaturedYou didn't say the right thing. You didn't say anything. You just showed up with food and sat in my mess like it was your living room.