
Poetry Pot
Love poems stirred up to melt and inspire even the most left-brained among us! Free verse, rhymed verse, limericks, and Haiku are our most popular choices.
For inspiration, below are poems and Haiku from our archives.
It Takes Courage
It Takes Courage I met a man a while ago. It was as if lightning struck. My arms opened; his feet held back. “I don’t want to be vulnerable again,”…
Learn to Swim
Learn to Swim The sea star is an eternal being, inherently precious, loved and guided by the Universe. She goes with the tide, clings to rocks that are solid and…
Shooting Star Magic
Shooting Star Magic He shone his lantern at the star-struck sky. “Look,” he said, swirling his light beam amongst clusters, “I can make stars fall from the sky.” In awe…
So Romantic
AÂ poem about a conversation between two girlfriends about a man. So Romantic My telephone rang. “He sang to me last night,” she said, happiness in her voice. That is so…
A Red, Red Rose
A Poem By Robert Burns O my Luve is like a red, red rose That’s newly sprung in June; O my Luve is like the melody That’s sweetly played in tune. So…
If you can keep your head…
“If-” by Rudyard Kipling If you can keep your head when all about you Are losing theirs and blaming it on you, If you can trust yourself when all men…
To My Dear and Loving Husband
A poem by Anne Bradstreet, America’s first published poet Anne Bradstreet 1612 – 1672 If ever two were one, then surely we. If ever man were loved by wife, then…
A Charm Invests a Face
One of my favorite poems… A Charm invests a face Imperfectly beheld— The Lady dare not lift her Veil For fear it be dispelled— But peers beyond her mesh— And…
Love Song
From our Classic Archives, originally published September/October 2003 issue Walk like a secret rock song only you know the words to. Sleep like a soothing melody only you know the…

Poetry Pot
Love poems stirred up to melt and inspire even the most left-brained among us! Free verse, rhymed verse and Haiku are our most popular choices.
Featured This Week
Those Three Special Words
Love held within,
a buried treasure.
Letting it out,
A gift beyond measure.
-Shelley Ann Wake
Aberglasslyn, NSW, Australia
For inspiration, below are poems and Haiku from our archives.
It Takes Courage
It Takes Courage I met a man a while ago. It was as if lightning struck. My arms opened; his feet held back. “I don’t want to be vulnerable again,”…
Learn to Swim
Learn to Swim The sea star is an eternal being, inherently precious, loved and guided by the Universe. She goes with the tide, clings to rocks that are solid and…
Shooting Star Magic
Shooting Star Magic He shone his lantern at the star-struck sky. “Look,” he said, swirling his light beam amongst clusters, “I can make stars fall from the sky.” In awe…
So Romantic
AÂ poem about a conversation between two girlfriends about a man. So Romantic My telephone rang. “He sang to me last night,” she said, happiness in her voice. That is so…
A Red, Red Rose
A Poem By Robert Burns O my Luve is like a red, red rose That’s newly sprung in June; O my Luve is like the melody That’s sweetly played in tune. So…
If you can keep your head…
“If-” by Rudyard Kipling If you can keep your head when all about you Are losing theirs and blaming it on you, If you can trust yourself when all men…
To My Dear and Loving Husband
A poem by Anne Bradstreet, America’s first published poet Anne Bradstreet 1612 – 1672 If ever two were one, then surely we. If ever man were loved by wife, then…
A Charm Invests a Face
One of my favorite poems… A Charm invests a face Imperfectly beheld— The Lady dare not lift her Veil For fear it be dispelled— But peers beyond her mesh— And…
Love Song
From our Classic Archives, originally published September/October 2003 issue Walk like a secret rock song only you know the words to. Sleep like a soothing melody only you know the…
There is always time
From our Classic Archives, originally published September/October 2003 issue There is always time for that which is said over the blackest of coffees in the cosiest of cafes to people…
It Will Not Be
From our Classic Archives, originally published January/February 2004 Naught else can thrill my heart again: Like that sweet taste of Paradise… The kiss we shared, the first!… And then, The…
Woman
From our Classic Archives, originally published January/February 2004 May I discourse on womankind? (Allow me to presume): The first fond thought that comes to mind… The scent of her perfume!…