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Marriage

Love

"Fill your paper with the breathings of your heart." ― William Wordsworth

Nowadays, it seems that love poetry is not given much thought. While such sentimental lines may appear trivial, I believe that written confessions of love for one's spouse are a meaningful way to evoke memories of the couple's initial meeting and their subsequently falling in love.

Couples confront numerous hurdles in modern times, but what a beautiful accomplishment it is when they meet and overcome those challenges while strengthening their love and remaining committed to each other.

However, they also experience sadness and heartache when the relationship ends or their mate passes away. There's no denying that these events are painful. In a few of my poems, I touch on this real aspect of life.

I wrote many of the poems on this page specifically for my wife. The remaining pieces, however, are not autobiographical. I composed them when an intriguing image captured my attention or after reading an appealing article. I also wrote some in response to a prompt that served as a challenge on a poetry website.

To read a poem, click on its thumbnail image.


The images are used with permission from the copyright owner, are under the Creative Commons CC0 license, are part of the public domain, or were created with AI.

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