Total Recall
©2006 Susan Noyes Anderson
image by Darius Basher on Unsplash
Sometimes
for no good reason
after a late meeting
or before the jogathon
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.
The Bully
©2005 Susan Noyes Anderson
image by Natalie Heathcoat on Unsplash
image by Natalie Heathcoat on UnsplashYou say I’m “always right.” Go get the rope!
Slap me in chains and throw away the key.
Charge me with leading you too forcefully,
your mind impelled up my unyielding slope
(not even time to scan your horoscope),
bowled over by the power that is me.
How rather omnipotent I must be
to move another so, against his will
and quite without design, perfect the skill
of bringing forth blameless impotency.
However do I do it? All must bow
in deference to the mighty sword I wield.
And yet, one question, if you will allow…
Are you excused? Did you not choose to yield?
He Never Shoulda Told Her
©2018 Susan Noyes Anderson
There once was a woman, grown older,
whose man said her love should be bolder:
“In a romantic sense,
your libido’s past tense.”
His reward? The bold, icy cold shoulder.
A Postcard Wave (from Sue to Dave)
©2017 Susan Noyes Anderson
Just jotting down a word or two
to let you know that I love you
and need you, too, if truth were told.
(The bathroom grout is sprouting mold.)
Love Sings
©2017 Susan Noyes Anderson
image by Javardh on Unsplash
Love is a shell in golden sand,
a secret in a willing hand,
a piece of beauty worth its keep,
as mighty as the sea is deep.
Dichotomy of a Rose
©2016 Susan Noyes Anderson
image by Meghan Schiereck on Unsplash
My love called me a rose.
I’m happy, heaven knows.
And yet, my stem is torn
‘twixt beauty and the thorn.
The Love Note
©2016 Susan Noyes Anderson
image by Tyler Nix on Unsplash
She loves him with a love profound,
but not that well-expressed.
The sweetness sings inside her heart
but rarely leaves her chest.
Rise Up
©2016 Susan Noyes Anderson
image by Kyle Broad on Unsplash
“You’re the worst decision I ever made,”
he said. It nearly knocked her dead.
She’d given him her heart so long ago.
She didn’t know how much that gift would cost:
she lost herself. She wasn’t faultless…