PoemsShort love poems for husband, wife and someone special
Love poems about real life: shared tea, shared umbrellas, small quarrels and long years. They are clean, warm and short enough to write in a card or send in a message.
English
Two Toothbrushes
Two toothbrushes in one glass, One blue, one faded green. They lean together, bristles bent, And say what we have been. We do not talk of love a lot. We talk of bills and rain. But every night that small glass says We chose, and choose again.
ShareYourGroupThe Wet Side
One umbrella, two of us, And rain from every side. You tilt it always over me And think I have not spied. Your shoulder soaked, your sleeve wet through, You say it's only rain. I have been told I'm loved before. That evening made it plain.
ShareYourGroupThirty Years
You still take sugar, I still do not. You still lose keys each day. I still pretend I did not hear The things I heard you say. The hair has gone a quiet grey, The stairs have grown too tall. And I would climb each one again To meet you, after all.
ShareYourGroupThe Evening Walk
We walk the lane at half past six, The same lane, the same pace. You tell me what the neighbours said. I watch your talking face. We never get so very far. We turn back at the tree. It is the best part of my day, This small walk, you and me.
ShareYourGroupLong Day
The day was long, the bus was late, The office was unkind. I turned the key and there you were, And left the day behind.
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I said a thing I did not mean And meant a thing unsaid. The words I want are simple ones: I'm sorry. Come to bed. The house is quiet when we fight, Too quiet and too wide. I would be wrong a hundred times To have you at my side.
ShareYourGroupFor Your Birthday
I did not know you as a child, I missed your younger years. I want the rest: the greying ones, The laughter and the tears. So blow the candles out, my dear, And cut the cake, and stay. Of all the days upon the wall I like this one, today.
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हिन्दी
दो कप चाय
सुबह की पहली चाय हो तुम, शाम की भी आख़िरी। बीच का सारा दिन कटता है याद तुम्हारी, घड़ी घड़ी। दो कप रखे हैं मेज़ पर, भाप उठी है साथ। कुछ मत कहो, बस बैठे रहो, हाथ में लेकर हाथ।
ShareYourGroupसाथ
बरसों बीते साथ चलते, राहें बदलीं, हम नहीं। तुमने जो थामा था हाथ, वह छूटा कभी नहीं। बच्चे अपने घर के हुए, आँगन फिर हम दो का है। जितना तब था, उतना अब भी मन तुम पर ही अटका है।
ShareYourGroupछाता
एक छाता, हम दो जन, बारिश चारों ओर। तुम झुका देते हो उसको चुपके मेरी ओर। कंधा तुम्हारा भीग गया, कहते हो: कुछ नहीं। प्यार की ऐसी बातों को कहना ज़रूरी नहीं।
ShareYourGroupरूठना मनाना
तुम रूठो तो घर चुप है, घड़ी की टिक टिक भारी। चाय भी फीकी लगती है, रोटी भी बेचारी। चलो मान भी जाओ अब, ग़लती मेरी, माना। तुम्हारे बिन इस घर में मुश्किल है मन लगाना।
ShareYourGroupतुम हो तो
तुम हो तो घर घर लगता है, वरना चार दीवारें हैं। तुम हो तो ही दिन अच्छा है, वरना सब दिन भारी हैं।
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ਪੰਜਾਬੀ
ਸਾਥ
ਤੇਰੇ ਨਾਲ ਹੀ ਚਾਹ ਦਾ ਸੁਆਦ, ਤੇਰੇ ਨਾਲ ਹੀ ਘਰ। ਤੂੰ ਨਾ ਹੋਵੇਂ ਤਾਂ ਸੁੰਨਾ ਲੱਗੇ ਵਿਹੜਾ, ਬੂਹਾ, ਦਰ। ਉਮਰਾਂ ਲੰਘੀਆਂ ਨਾਲ ਤੁਰਦਿਆਂ, ਥੱਕੇ ਨਹੀਂ ਇਹ ਪੈਰ। ਰੱਬ ਕਰੇ ਇੰਜ ਈ ਤੁਰਦੇ ਰਹੀਏ, ਮੰਗਦੇ ਸਭ ਦੀ ਖ਼ੈਰ।
ShareYourGroupਰੁੱਸਣਾ
ਤੂੰ ਰੁੱਸੇਂ ਤਾਂ ਚੁੱਲ੍ਹਾ ਠੰਢਾ, ਘਰ ਵਿੱਚ ਪਸਰੀ ਚੁੱਪ। ਮੰਨ ਵੀ ਜਾ ਹੁਣ, ਗ਼ਲਤੀ ਮੇਰੀ, ਬਾਹਰ ਨਿਕਲੀ ਧੁੱਪ। ਚੱਲ ਬਹਿ ਕੇ ਚਾਹ ਪੀਂਦੇ ਆਂ, ਗੱਲਾਂ ਕਰੀਏ ਚਾਰ। ਲੜਾਈ ਦੋ ਘੜੀਆਂ ਦੀ ਸੀ, ਉਮਰਾਂ ਦਾ ਹੈ ਪਿਆਰ।
ShareYourGroupਪੰਜਾਹ ਸਾਲ
ਪੰਜਾਹ ਸਾਲ ਹੋ ਗਏ ਸਾਥ ਨੂੰ, ਕੱਲ੍ਹ ਦੀ ਲੱਗਦੀ ਗੱਲ। ਓਹੀ ਨੋਕ ਝੋਕ ਹੈ ਸਾਡੀ, ਓਹੀ ਹਾਸਾ, ਓਹੀ ਝੱਲ। ਵਾਲ ਚਿੱਟੇ, ਗੋਡੇ ਦੁਖਦੇ, ਦਿਲ ਅਜੇ ਜਵਾਨ। ਤੇਰੇ ਨਾਲ ਹੀ ਵੱਸਦਾ ਮੇਰਾ ਸਾਰਾ ਇਹ ਜਹਾਨ।
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Love in small things
The love poems people keep are rarely about moons and roses. They are about the person who waits up, warms the food, remembers the tablets and takes the wet side of the umbrella. These poems are written that way on purpose, so that a husband or wife of thirty years can send one without feeling shy, and a young couple can send one without sounding like a film.
When to send one
- An anniversary or a birthday, written inside the card in your own hand.
- Karva Chauth, Valentine's Day, or the date you first met.
- After a quarrel, along with a plain "sorry".
- When one of you is travelling, on the first night apart.
- On no occasion at all. That is the one they will remember.
Make it yours
Change one detail to a true one, and the poem becomes a letter. In "Two Toothbrushes", name the colour of the real toothbrushes. In "Thirty Years", put in your own number. In the Hindi poem about tea, change the tea to coffee if that is what you drink together. Add the name you use at home, and never the full name on the wedding card.
Keep it private
A love poem is for one reader. Send it as a personal message or a handwritten note, not as a status and not in the family group, unless you both enjoy that. If you are not yet sure how the other person feels, a poem this personal can be too much. A simple friendly message is the better start.
Good to know
- Write it by hand if you can. The handwriting matters more than the paper.
- For an anniversary speech, end with a four line poem and raise a toast. Do not explain the poem.
Questions
Are these poems suitable for parents' anniversaries?
Yes. "Thirty Years", "The Evening Walk" and the Hindi poem "साथ" were written with long marriages in mind. Children can read them aloud at the celebration.
Can I change the words?
Please do. Changing one line to a detail from your own life is the best thing you can do with any poem here.