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We WillI'll kiss you sweetly if I may
But only when you say okay
Until that time, until that day
I'll keep my love for you at bay
I'll speak, I'll write, I'll play to thrill
In your presence better still
Of...
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Categories:
longing, devotion, i love you,
Form: Rhyme
The Room of the UnrequitedThe Room of the Unrequited
By Roger White
That evening, stillness permeated the lavender-scented room. Dusk crept through the windows
smudged by oily fingers, The day’s twilight left a dull umbra on wall...
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Categories:
longing, 12th grade, destiny, heartbroken,
Form: Free verse
I Find Her in Everything-A Poem About ChangeI tend to mourn who I used to be,
To think of all the change I have endured–since birth, until now.
I think about how happy I was as a child,
Rocks and sticks were my friends,
I...
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Categories:
longing, childhood, cry, feelings, growing
Form: Free verse
A Touch O' LightMine o’ quick heart, 'neath powdered mist o’ light,
Before dawn's chance to sway thy command,
Hold me here, still, delay this cloak o’ night,
And return my love with thy gentlest hand.
Tell the story o’...
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Categories:
devotion, emotions, longing, love,
Form: Sonnet
Dear Someday,Search sea to sea and land to land
But the girl for me is in my hand
If only I could show her now
How much I love her with a vow
A sunset waits for us somewhere
I...
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Categories:
longing, hope, i love you,
Form: Rhyme
How I've BeenI miss you terribly right now
I cannot fathom if somehow
A day or more went by without
Us talking, texting, reaching out
You've no idea how much you mean
I love you deeply, sight unseen
Please don't leave...
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Categories:
longing, devotion, i love you,
Form: Rhyme
Just Some SunIn a transient instant,
I savored the ambrosial essence of bliss, witnessed the dawn adorning,
the skyline with tints of optimism.
In that ephemeral moment,
I felt an affinity with mankind.
Yet a sinister shroud eclipsed...
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Categories:
longing, dark, deep, gothic, light,
Form: Free verse
Raven and WrenRAVEN AND WREN
As the world wakes up
To the sun’s gentle rays of light
Frozen memories melt and flow
Penetrate but do not satiate
Moments of insipid sight
A scenery of incessant delight
As the raven chases the wren
Back to...
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Categories:
longing, bird, fate, hurt, leaving,
Form: Free verse
From Afar~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
I watch you from across the room, sunlight in your smile.
Your laughter rings out, soothing like a gentle tide.
What stories and dreams swirl within you, I long to know.
Your eyes twin forest, deep and verdant,...
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Categories:
longing, love,
Form: Couplet
I'm Still HereThank you for the things we've done together as a team
You've come into my life straight from the movie of a dream
We make quite the duo, everything you like, me too
And I would do...
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Categories:
longing, devotion, i love you,
Form: Rhyme
AloneThe thought of losing someone is hard to bear,
But holding on only brings more despair.
Hopes and dreams turn into disillusions,
Bringing on deep depression, along with seclusion.
Despite the pain, the heart fights to stay alive,
Because the...
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Categories:
longing, loss, solitude,
Form: Rhyme
Illusions of LoveEver since I met him,
A world would unfold,
A world so deep it made my heart swirl.
In the shadows of his gaze, love blooms,
A passion as old as time itself.
In his gaze, my love he does...
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Categories:
9th grade, life, longing,
Form: Rhyme
If Only - The Crush
If only you knew . . .
that day and night I think of you.
But you are oblivious to how I feel.
Is this love...
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Categories:
longing,
Form: Rhyme
If Only You Knew
I heard the birds sing, soared when the breeze blew
for you, as the sunburst sky flushed your face with hue.
How adorably attractive you were to me you had no clue,
if only you knew.
After drooping dull...
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Categories:
analogy, desire, longing,
Form: Rhyme
I Will Wait For YouI Will Wait For You
Vs1.
I've been searching this long, lonesome time
To find the One who will forever be mine
Even though we haven't met
My heart is steady and my mind is set
To our future love,...
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Categories:
death, devotion, family, longing,
Form: Lyric
Specific Types of Longing Poems
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Definition | What is Longing in Poetry?
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