Last Edited Love Poems (253)

For a time, you took him in
and loved him back to health ...
For a time, you did what you could
so that test his once broken wing ,
dare once more , he would ...

Sometimes it's the RIGHT thing to do
so he can try
to spread his wings
and once again into the wild he can fly ,
be the best man he can be
though every part of you
is mourning with this goodbye ...

Sometimes, it's the ONLY thing you can do,
even though to your eyes it brings tears ...
Hoping against hope,
amidst all your fears,
he will, some day, find his way back to you too ...
And you're left deeply wishing, eventually, he realizes
that, all this time,
his heart has, in truth,
already found its home in you ...

There comes a time
when we don't get impressed
with the "butterflies in the stomach"
or the "fireworks" any longer ...
There comes that time when we look
for that feeling of deepening connection
growing stronger ...

The "sweeping off your feet" ,
wining and dining ... fail to make you feel complete ...
The good looks or flashy things
have long felt stale and quite obsolete ...

It's more the yearning
to truly connect intellectually, spiritually,
and emotionally ....
So conversations never falter
but flow fluidly like forest spring's water...
So the most trivial in life everyday ,
gives much more gladness
in every imaginable way ...

It's nothing to do anymore with any material thing ...
Instead, it's already about
that often elusive indescribable feeling
that only the right human connection can bring ...

Which in the end gives the affirmation,
that to arrive at true Love's destination ...
Simple is often the best
for that thing called human happiness
when we embark on the precarious quest ...
Where inspite of the hinders & frustration,
that put many of us to the gruelling test ,
With unwavering hope and perseverance,
their faith has come to be finally blessed ...

Before our paths crossed ,
our lives unfolded on their individual own ,
as we gathered experiences
both sweet and bitter ...
Eventually we met,
all the wiser but quite wearier ...
The chinks in our armor
a little more worse for wear ,
but not our self-worth nor capacity to love,
of which we are more deeply aware ...

But for me
that is the beauty and strength
of having the right person ...
To travel Life's journey with,
through all the years and every season ...
Then both can together recover, strengthen,
thrive ... and not merely survive ...
To make it easier and perhaps faster to heal,
to strengthen each other's resolve & will ...

So that , in the end,
your time ... my time ...
if only given the chance
and allowed to merge into one ...
With mutual resolve, faith, and perseverance ,
finding strength in indomitable coherence ,
Yours and mine will then become
a more fulfilling happier "our" time
never ever to crumble... never ever to be undone ...

Dont care much for the story
which we all have heard before...
But ... ohhh the music videos
of the choice romantic scenes ,
leave me wanting for more ...

Just pulls at my heartstrings
till they almost break ...
For a romantic to the core like me,
such as a moth to a flame ,
myself giddy and warm they make ...

For even as it brings tears to my eyes almost ,
I can not steer my gaze away ,
( Well ... to a bearded Ryan Gosling how can I say "Nay" ?)
To soak it all in and gladfully obey,
nor turn off the songs being sung,
The heart just tingling, as if it were once more young ...

Like a bumblebee
I'm drawn to Love's sweetest fragrance ...
akin to nothing resembling
of manmade substance ...

Love's loss can inflict
the deepest pain and most lasting scars ...
But on the other hand,
its granted gift
feels deep inside as beholding the twinkling stars...
The warm glow of each treasured moment
filling your chest of unforgettable happy memoirs ...

Maybe not this time ...
Perhaps in the next lifetime ..
When sought after happiness from affection
is placed within grasp
in my next reincarnation ...

Maybe next time,
to my favor, the stars will finally align ...
I hope to be open and aware
so I won't miss the clear signs ...

Maybe next time,
I won't anymore experience Goldilocks' quandary,
that feels like Tantalus' story of mockery ...
Too hot ... too cold... too soft ... too hard ,
like a game of chance with a handful of bad cards ...
Can smell and feel it,
almost within my grasp...
Only for it to, in the end,
sorrowfully unclasp ....

Maybe when I'm least aware ,
not so much anymore thinking or looking ...
For all we know,
when Life is simply allowed to flow
like a precious cask of good Merlot ...
that's probably when the rainbow finally starts appearing ...
that's perhaps when the dreary heart, once again,
begins glowing ...

Just as it is a person who , before,
has deeply hurt and mangled us ...
So it is most likely
that another individual's love,
belief in us, support & trust...
will carry us along farther & further
to truly move on
and let Healing's might move on faster ...

Just like that robust tree branch ,
one's salvation out of that
fatal quagmire ...
before we grow fatefully weary of struggling and tire ...
The extended hand for you to take ...
the loving arms that are yearning to embrace you,
to compel that dense looming darkness
to finally break ...

It is almost always more daunting
to survive heartwrenching upheavals alone ...
So much more difficult to medicate
when excruciating pains are one's own ...

Nobody including me
is pristinely without scar ...
But even so,
walking that path forward
will be more fulfilling and joyful to do ...
If we journey not as solitary one ,
but together ... hand in hand ... us two ...

Some people in your lives
simply come then go ...
At the end of the day ,
the "why" often doesn't make sense
as we really deep inside know ...
But so is life...
Many you meet along the way
just don't seem destined to stay ,
regardless of your well-meant efforts and hopes
that perhaps they still may ...

With online dating and social media,
you really cant truly foretell
what most people you come across are all about...
And then you have to learn , the hard way,
when you, at last, get to find out ...

Because although you may put forward
your genuine self while out there,
Many walk around bearing a chip on their shoulder ,
or have skeletons in their closet ...
Could be wearing a mask in their true self's place,
or still struggling their own demons to face ...

And then there's those who genuinely want to,
but so afraid ...
Held prisoner by tight gripping fears deep inside ...
Conflict between desire & hesitation
trying their best to hide ...
Too frozen with dread
for that great leap of faith to take ...
So for now ... unable that wall to break ...

The thorny path to love is ne'er smooth,
As blinded so many dare ramble,
With many inflicted scars to sooth,
Entangled in its briars and bramble.

Respect and equality are high on the list,
None seeking control of the other,
Take nothing for granted and always persist
To share hugs, but don't try to smother.

Don't live in your shadows, take time on your own,
Each person entitled to this,
Demands and shortcomings are best left alone,
Avoid falling in bitter abyss.

Be there for your lover like strong back bone,
Make Love ! ... for its Gods special gift,
And when you're apart you won't feel alone,
Contentment your hearts will lift.

It's better to listen than it is to talk,
Have fun ! ...it helps stop the rust,
Share things together if only a walk,
Positivity will strengthen your trust.

And lastly forgiveness in love is huge,
The word that turns misery to bliss,
Bring these keys with you to seek refuge,
And trade them all in for a kiss.

The happiest and saddest day of the year
Celebrated by the broken hearted in tears
Year after year waiting for your loved one
Cupid’s arrow always passing by with none

Those deeply in love embracing the day
In their own private world of sunshine rays
Red roses – candy hearts with cute verses
Loving kisses in their own universes

Each having their own dreams of days ahead
Some dreams granted – while others in shred
Here’s wishing everyone happiness this year
Spending it with someone you love most dear

This crazy world spinning around
All the time circling the sun
Then like a rainbow there you are
Your face shining like a constellation of stars
Sharing your face with mine
Strangers living in even stranger times
Each with our own burning desires
Fueling our hopes and dreams
Falls like the rain something called magic
Desert dust sprinkled by rain dancers
On top of all the little clouds pirouetting
Filling our minds and hearts overflowing
With an irresistible desire for each other
With undying devotion till our parting ways
Oh Valentine.!!!