Longing Poems
Again
by Pranali Singh
You called, again.
When it rang, my stomach fluttered, it cried to pick it.
But in the flash of the seconds, all my cries came to living.
I picked it.
It was such a relief when I heard your voice,
To know that you’re okay
To know that you’re breathing,
To know that you still care.
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Happy Moments Bloom
by Bhaskaranand Jha Bhaskar
Happy moments bloom
ever in full beauty,
like a delicate flower
wafting sweet fragrance
of pleasing felicity,
of cherished longings.
Some time later
they grow red and pale,
all fade and wither
as the leaves, dried
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Sunshine Golden
by Evelyn Judy Buehler
There's a burst of mellow sunshine, the hour of my return
after many nights, dark and sable, spent in longing for my home
Bees buzz in the rose garden, and soon to their honeycomb
Beautiful endings
by Mrunal Chatterjee
Sunsets are proof that endings can be beautiful,
You and I were beautiful too.
As turn the pages of memories with you,
I’m left with a warm feeling in my heart,
Of all those moments spent with you.
Those long conversations by the lake,
Those moments we had under the muted street light,
Those long walks by the beach,
All these I’ll never trade for any treasure in the world.
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Promise
by Teo Luchin
“Only kiss me on my forehead,
if you're trying to make me yours."
A gentle sterness in your voice.
A soft command that echoes.
Is it a dare or a boundary?
I still can't decide.
And now here you are, wrappen in nights emrace.
As I see myself leaning in.
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A dream that never arrived
by Mario Odekerken
I waited by the open gate
through morning mist and evening's weight,
a lantern trembling in my hand,
a map of stars,a whispered plan.
The night sang songs of distant skies,
and hope lit fires behind my eyes,
each footstep poised to greet the sound--
but silence was the only crown.
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Loved as you Love
by wilted tulip
the want to feel
the need to feel
blossomed eyes growing into your soul
a familiar hand brush your face
rumbling tunes of a heartbeat beside you
sweet saliva drying on your lips
echos of footsteps down the hall
soft warm skin pressing close
glowing embers from a voice
the want to feel
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In de schaduw van verlangen
by Mario Odekerken
Ik sta stil
waar licht je net niet raakt,
waar woorden zweven
maar nooit landen.
Je naam
ligt als vuur
onder mijn tong,
klaar om uit te breken,
maar ik zwijg.
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Waiting for you
by Mario Odekerken
I wait for you
not in the places we once knew,
but in the quiet spaces between moments-
in the hush before dawn,
in the pause between heartbeats.
I wait for you
where your laughter once lingered,
in the echo of footsteps fading down familiar halls,
in the scent of rain on warm pavement.
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Onder het gewicht van stilte
by Mario Odekerken
Er hangt iets zwaars in het gordijn,
een adem die de kamer vult.
De muren kennen mijn geheim,
ze zwijgen-trouw,maar veel te stil.
De stoel blijft leeg,de thee wordt koud,
de schemer kruipt over het kleed.
Ik tel de treden in het hout
waar niemand nog naar boven treedt.
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