The Circus Animals’ DesertionBy William Butler YeatsI I sought a theme and sought for it in vain, I sought it daily for six weeks or so. Maybe at last being...LoveRomantic LoveLivingGrowing OldThe Body
p1Logos as Alchemical Marriage and Each Other in the DanceBy Li-Young LeeWrist,neck,shoulder,waist,you turn.And I turn with you.Glance,grasp,blush,breath,you turn.And I turn...LoveClassic LoveRomantic Love
p1LacaoBy Rosabetty MuñozHere we converge toward the only star.Let’s fall in, love of mine,let’s drop our oarsdown to where night...LoveRomantic Love
p1LacaoBy Rosabetty MuñozAquí confluimos hacia la única estrella.Volquémonos amado mío,dejemos caer los remoshasta donde la noche...LoveRomantic Love
Breakers ["And then, rained down"]By Raúl ZuritaAnd then rained down from ferocious cloudsour empty pupils heard the suspended breakersbeat while down...LoveDesire & PassionRomantic LoveNatureSeas, Rivers, & StreamsTechniquesImagerySimilePassion + 2 more
Calling Things What They AreBy Ada LimónI pass the feeder and yell, Grackle party! And then an hour later I yell, Mourning dove afterparty! (I call the feeder the...LoveHeartache & LossRomantic LoveNatureAnimalsLivingComing of AgeMidlifeThe MindMemory & NostalgiaTime & BrevityRelationshipsMen & WomenMetersFree VerseTechniquesConfessionalImageryMetaphorSimileTypes/ModesProse PoemJoy & Contentment + 16 more
[To voice something that doesn’t end…]By Tilsa OttaTo voice something that doesn’t end in a smile is odd. The spirit circles the body, doctors can’t see...LoveRomantic LoveTypes/ModesProse PoemPassion
[Pronunciar algo que no termine…]By Tilsa OttaPronunciar algo que no termine en una sonrisa es extraño. El alma circula por el cuerpo,los doctores...LoveRomantic LoveTypes/ModesProse Poem
[Since everything turns]By Tilsa OttaSince everything turnsI can always talk about myselfand you’ll know I'll be speaking of youAlwayswe ...LoveRomantic Love
[Como todo da vueltas]By Tilsa OttaComo todo da vueltaspuedo hablar siempre de míy sabes que estaré hablando de tiSiempretodos somos el...LoveRomantic Love
On Seeing and Being SeenBy Ama CodjoeI don’t like being photographed. When we kissedat a wedding, the night grew long and luminous.You unhooked...LoveDesire & PassionRomantic LoveLivingMarriage & CompanionshipRelationships
p1For my love at the time of our ceremonyBy Alexis De VeauxI pray for us as evening glides over implore the gods pray for us pray for this breathing planet the...LoveClassic LoveRomantic LoveRelationshipsLGBTQ+Weddings
p1blueBy Alexis Pauline Gumbsthis is how i want you to love me blue over blue over blue wet til the paper buckles dark so the owls...LoveClassic LoveDesire & PassionRomantic LovePassion
p1CataniaBy Benjamin GucciardiWe lived in a stone farmhouse at the edge of town. I’d been assigned to process asylum claims and you...LoveRealistic & ComplicatedRomantic LoveSocial CommentariesTown & Country Life
HeliodoraBy H.D.He and I sought together, over the spattered table, rhymes and flowers, gifts for a name. He said, among...LoveDesire & PassionRomantic LoveSocial CommentariesGender & SexualityRelationshipsFriends & EnemiesArts & SciencesLanguage & LinguisticsPoetry & PoetsMythology & FolkloreGreek & Roman MythologyMetersFree VerseTechniquesImageryTypes/ModesArs Poetica + 11 more
Fragment Thirty-sixBy H.D.I know not what to do,my mind is reft:is song's gift best?is love's gift loveliest?I know not what to...LoveDesire & PassionHeartache & LossRealistic & ComplicatedRomantic LoveArts & SciencesPoetry & PoetsMythology & FolkloreGreek & Roman Mythology + 2 more
p1Erotica SweetBy Salima RiveraWhen I think of you babe, a soft snow falls lightly down my back turning into steam on my full brown...LoveDesire & PassionRomantic Love
p1Late NightBy Nome Emeka Patricklate night, our hearts ticking, the crickets outside play the the drums of their lives the candle by...LoveClassic LoveDesire & PassionRomantic Love
Frankenstein LoveBy Matthew ZapruderI think there was a movie once where Frankenstein fell in love with a vampire. A small mummy at first...LoveRomantic LoveLivingTime & BrevityRelationshipsMen & WomenArts & SciencesPhotography & FilmMythology & FolkloreGhosts & the SupernaturalMetersFree VerseTechniquesAllusionImageryMetaphor + 9 more
p1At the Rainbow Cattle CompanyBy Bruce SniderNo matter who leads tonight, who follows, I feel his stare as we work the floor. He swaggers from heel...LoveDesire & PassionInfatuation & CrushesRomantic LoveRelationshipsLGBTQ+