Happy Birthday, Baby!
©2012 Susan Noyes Anderson
Happy birthday, baby.
Every year, you just get better.
(Let’s see if we can make that
handsome face a little redder!)
Love Poems
These love poems are practically guaranteed to add a little extra zing and romance to your world. Would you like a funny poem for your valentine or a romantic poem for your wedding? Are you seeking that poem to remind you what true love is (or isn’t) all about? If so, you’re likely to find exactly what you need right here. So don’t be shy. Simply email me with a request. (And please, don’t forget to include full copyright information on every copy made. For internet use, a link back to the poem on this website is also required.)
FINDING THE POEM YOU WANT: As you scroll through this section, read each snippet sample (usually the first four lines) to get a feel for the poem. When you find something you like, click “CONTINUE READING” to view the entire poem.
Dear John
©2011 Susan Noyes Anderson
image by Silvia Rossana Garavaglia
Dear John:
You’re gone,
Life goes on.
On and on.
The Mean Girl(friend)
©2015 Susan Noyes Anderson
Image by Velizar Ivanov on Unsplash
No ridicule allowed?
What cloud
have you been living under?
You always make me
laugh out loud –
Let no man put asunder
your penchant for
amusing me with
blunder after blunder.
The Proof Is in the Pudding
©2024 Susan Noyes Anderson
Image by Gaelle Marcel on Unsplash
Age is the proof of the pudding in love.
I know for a fact this is true.
The years are the heat and the steam and the pressure
that set well or turn into glue.
Warm Socks and Golden Years
©2022 Susan Noyes Anderson
image by freestocks on unsplash
Warm sock, you’re not…nor yet
a fuzzy slipper, but still you
found a zipper on my heart.
Another Road Trip
©2010 Susan Noyes Anderson
image by Tomasz Filipek on Unsplash
Sailing this sleek, silver ship
across an ocean of mustard, scrub oak
and California wildflowers;
I can almost feel the wind in my face,
the sea spray on my cheeks,
the ballast in my sails.
The Reluctant (but resolute) Reader
©2020 Susan Noyes Anderson
image by Olga Tutunaru on Unsplash
image by Olga Tutunaru on UnsplashI am the unwieldy book
you would rather not read
that opened up well but then
took a late turn for the worse.
And now, duty bound, you cannot
simply put me down firmly.
Compelled, you must finish your start,
every chapter and verse.
Lookin’ Good!
©2006 Susan Noyes Anderson
image by Jacob Slu on Unsplash
You say your face is not quite right.
Your haircut is all wrong.
Your chin goes in. Your jaw goes out.
Your nose is far too long.