Love poems often let Cupid’s arrow hit the mark ... our hearts forever aligned. He was made for me, a perfect match divine, Our love written in the stars, destined to shine.

Poem 3 My heart, wounded and alone, sings a sad melody, hoping, without hope, that one day you'll love me. Poem 4 In the garden of my dreams, withered memories bloom, of a love that never sprouted ...

Sometimes seen as the stuff of commencement addresses, his poems are hard to pin down—just like the man behind them.

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Love is not exclusive to lovers. It's for anyone and everyone. If it were not there would be no ministers or priests to preach. No Mother Theresa or teachers to teach. No one looking up at the moon ...

Is love still possible? Have we waited too long? I say “we” because the language of the poem is so vivid and immediate that the reader seems to be undergoing an intense emotional experience ...

I picked up her 1994 book "A Poetry Handbook" because it is cheap (under $10) and highly rated on Amazon. At 122 pages, it's a quick read and kept me engaged as it explored the different forms and ...