Romantic Poems
Romance is love at its most intense — the racing pulse, the lingering glance, the words that make your heart forget how to beat. These romantic poems capture that electric feeling: the moment before the first kiss, the ache of wanting, the overwhelming tenderness of being truly seen by another person.
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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.