Poems for Valentine's Day
Valentine's Day is a celebration of love in all its forms — passionate, tender, playful, and enduring. These poems capture the full spectrum of romantic feeling, from the first flutter of attraction to the deep comfort of lasting partnership.
Celebrated on February 14th, Valentine's Day has roots in both ancient Roman festivals and Christian tradition. Today it's a global celebration of romantic love, friendship, and affection.
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Valentine's Day Poems
February Fourteenth Kitchen
The reservation is cancelled by snow. We eat pasta in the kitchen, coats drying over chairs.
by The Hearth VoiceFree Verse · 12 lines
Valentine's Daypartnershipwinter
Valentine Without Rhyming
I tried to rhyme love and found the usual words waiting in a line.
by The Night VoiceFree Verse · 13 lines
Valentine's Daylovecare
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