Poems of Love and Death
A selection of tragic love poems which speaks eloquently of the emotion turmoil that surrounds the break-up of a relationship or the death of a partner.
Partners In Time
A deathbed poem in which the protagonist looks backward at a life of happiness together and forward towards the great abyss.
She Is
A romantic poem about loving someone with great intensity and passion, but from afar.
The Seasons Of Love
A poem of true love and tragic loss is tracked through the changing seasons of the year.
Angels Of The Choir
Is this the sound of heaven? The poems protagonist embarks on a celestial journey.
A Thousand Mirrored Fragments
The metaphor of a smashed mirror reflects a relationship that has disintegrated to leave the former lovers feeling hurt and betrayed.
As If I Wasn’t There
A poem about a romantic encounter and a love which slips through the finger tips.
Blind Sided
'Love blinds us to the truth' is the central premise of this poem about lost love and damaged emotions.
Bond
A heart-rending poem about the devastation which results when a wife and mother being killed by a drunk driver, leaving a family to grieve.
Dying Of The Light
A poem of love and death.
I Resolved To Grow Old With You
After the death of a much-loved spouse, the surviving partner faces up to the prospect of having to carry on with life alone.
I Want To Rip The Heart From My Chest
Not a poem about DIY cardiac surgery, but a plea to let the hurt of lost love end.
If I Had Not Let You Go
A real 'what if?' of a love poem.
If Our Love Is Over
The protagonist pleads with their partner for the relationship to be ended swiftly and cleanly, if, as it seems, it is really over.
When Harry Met Sally
A poem about love, death and spiritual permanence which is both heart-rending and inspirational.
