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Tag: poems about love

  • Love’s Reprise – A Love Poem

    Love’s Reprise – A Love Poem

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    Justin Farley

    Love’s Reprise – A Love Poem There was a time when the stars never shined And beauty withered and decayed, But now her love is mine – goddess surely divine, Beauty’s finest role ever played. Heart of gold, soul as old As yonder oak in forest green. Another story told, a new chapter unfolds About…

  • Free – A Love Poem About Being Yourself

    Free – A Love Poem About Being Yourself

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    Justin Farley

    Free – A Love Poem Just when I thought I’d seen it all, You burst onto the scene And shattered my expectations within An hour of your spirit’s introduction. Since my first glance there has been no reduction, No doubt that left me questioning my desire for you. My passion is a steady rising –…

  • My Love is an Ocean – A Love Poem

    My Love is an Ocean – A Love Poem

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    Justin Farley

    My Love is an Ocean – A Love Poem My love is an ocean – An endless reservoir of new hope That collects new deposits from tributaries daily. My heart ebbs and flows With tides of passion And you, love, are the moon – The great gravitational force that wields control. My waters run deep,…

  • Love’s Sacred Rite – A Love Poem

    Love’s Sacred Rite – A Love Poem

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    Justin Farley

    Love’s Sacred Rite – A Love Poem Lie down beneath the moonlight. Celebrate with me in love’s mystery tonight. Shake the dust of past experience from your clothes And lay on me, my dear, your lonely woes. For I want you and all of you – Not just the pretty parts past loves knew. I…

  • Reunion – A Love Poem

    Reunion – A Love Poem

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    Justin Farley

    Reunion – A Love Poem From the moment your voiceFirst left your lips I knew you.I recognized you from my soul’s masquerade,Dancing across love’s ballroom in dream.I remembered you from my subconscious longings,Some pattern painted across my mindTo give me ample warning when you walked through my door.You have finally arrived,And I want you by…


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My Poetry Collections

the book cover of Nature's Bounty by Justin Farley— a poetry collection about the beauty of nature with subjects on birds, plants, trees, animals, the forest, and God.
A deep poetry book about the beauty of nature and the natural world by poet Justin Farley.
the book cover of Frozen Rivers by Justin Farley— a poetry collection about depression and the hardships of mental illness, balanced with nature poems on the season of winter.
Deep poems about depression and the hardships of mental illness, balanced with nature poems on the winter season by poet Justin Farley. Book 1 of the Seasons series.
a mental health poetry book about joy and nature poems on the season of spring
Inspirational poems about mental health, healing, and spring by poet Justin Farley. Book 2 of the Seasons series.
the book cover of Summer Days Sunburnt Nights by Justin Farley— a mental health poetry book about bipolar disorder and nature poems on the season of spring
Deep poems about bipolar disorder and being neurodivergent, balanced with nature poems on summer by poet Justin Farley. Book 3 of the Seasons series.
the book cover of A Voice in the Wilderness—A Chapbook of Poems About God by Justin Farley. It is a deep Christian poetry collection about contemplation, the spiritual journey, and finding grace through Jesus.
A contemplative, prayerful Christian poetry book about the spiritual journey and discovering God’s grace, mercy, and love.
the book cover of Thorns of Love by Justin Farley. It is a deep love poetry collection about sadness of breakups, divorce, and heartbreak.
A deep love poetry book about the pain of break ups and the heartbreak felt when relationships end by poet Justin Farley.