Poems for someone special

Poems for Her

13 poems

Discover our curated collection of poems for her. Beautifully crafted verses that capture the essence of her.

Each poem is an original EveryPoem editorial work, selected for its relevance to this theme. Open a poem to read the full text, notes on its themes, and literary devices.

Read Poems for Her

First Morning

Editor's pick

I woke before you and did nothing about it. The radiator ticked. Your shoulder rose and fell.

by The Night VoiceFree Verse · 22 lines
lovefalling-in-love

The Poem She Won't Read Without Crying

Editor's pick

I know your name but not the one on your driver's license.

by The Night VoiceFree Verse · 68 lines
womanhoodstrengthvulnerability

The Second Shelf

Editor's pick

There's a word for the way your coffee cup still sits on the second shelf where no one else would put it—

by The Night VoiceFree Verse · 25 lines
loveheartbreak

For Her, from Her

I know your tired. Not the kind that sleep fixes.

by The Night VoiceFree Verse · 65 lines
womanhoodself-caresisterhood

My Grandmother's Kitchen

My grandmother's kitchen had no recipe book. She measured everything

by The Hearth VoiceFree Verse · 32 lines
familygrandma

My Mother's Hands

My mother's hands could find a fever through a forehead, could tell a melon's ripeness

by The Hearth VoiceFree Verse · 30 lines
familymothers

My Sister Knows

My sister knows the password to every secret I've owned since 1996,

by The Hearth VoiceFree Verse · 41 lines
familysister

Portrait with Bobby Pins

She does this thing with bobby pins— holds three between her lips like small dark fish

by The Night VoiceFree Verse · 28 lines
loveher

The Ones Who Stay

You are not the friend who arrives with flowers. You are the friend

by The Night VoiceFree Verse · 31 lines
friendship

To the Boy Who Stayed

You didn't bring flowers. You brought takeout and the correct opinion about the show I was watching.

by The Night VoiceFree Verse · 61 lines
loverelationshipsgratitude

What Being in Love Actually Is

It's not the grand gestures. It's not the airport sprint, the boom box on the lawn.

by The Night VoiceFree Verse · 45 lines
lovein-lovemarriage

What Marriage Is

This morning you stood at the mirror and cursed your hair with a creativity

by The Night VoiceFree Verse · 33 lines
lovewife

What the Body Remembers

My hands still set the table for two. Not every night—just Thursdays, when my hands forget

by The Night VoiceFree Verse · 22 lines
loveheartbreak

Questions about her poetry

What is a good poem to send her?

The best poem for her depends on the occasion and your relationship. For romance, look at our love poems for her. For appreciation, try friendship or gratitude poems. For her birthday, check birthday poems. The most meaningful poems are specific to your feelings and her personality.

What poems make a girl cry?

Deeply emotional poems about love, devotion, and being truly seen tend to be the most moving. Poems that combine specific, personal imagery with universal emotion create the strongest emotional response. Look for poems in our 'romantic' and 'deep' collections.