Poems With Couplets
Published: July 2017
Collection of poems written with stanzas that have only two lines. 2 line stanzas are called Couplets. Couplets usually rhyme, but they do not have to. A stanza in poetry is a group of lines usually separated by a blank line. Stanzas of 2 lines are called Couplets from the Old French word cople meaning two.
35 Examples Of Poems With Couplets (Two Line Stanzas)
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If I Were King
Famous Poem
I often wish I were a King,
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And then I could do anything.
If only I were King of Spain,Featured Shared StoryNo Stories yet, You can be the first!
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The Year
Famous Poem
What can be said in New Year rhymes,
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That’s not been said a thousand times?
The new years come, the old years go,Featured Shared StoryNo Stories yet, You can be the first!
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A Naughty Little Comet
Famous Poem
There was a little comet who lived near the Milky Way!
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She loved to wander out at night and jump about and play.
The mother of the comet was a very good old star;Featured Shared StoryNo Stories yet, You can be the first!
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Though All The Fates
Famous Poem
in Famous Poems
Though all the fates should prove unkind,
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Leave not your native land behind.
The ship, becalmed, at length stands still;
The steed must rest beneath the hill;Featured Shared StoryNo Stories yet, You can be the first!
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A Minor Bird
Famous Poem
I have wished a bird would fly away,
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And not sing by my house all day;
Have clapped my hands at him from the doorFeatured Shared StoryI laughed at this poem. I have felt the same way at times. I live in the country, and there is nothing more peaceful than listening to God's natural sounds of nature, but it’s just like any...
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Time
Tick tock...tick tock...
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Life is counting down on your internal clock.
Memories that feel as if they occurred yesterdayFeatured Shared StoryIt’s not that we forget to live. We always have this thought in our mind, but the sad reality is that even after knowing how precious our time is and realizing our limited time on earth, all...
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Would It Be Ok?
Would it be ok if I took some of your time?
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Would it be ok if I wrote you a rhyme?
Would it be ok if I opened my heart?Featured Shared StoryI might not be the kind of boy everyone would call a perfect boyfriend. I might not have everything and might not be able to make you smile every time I was an alcoholic, a gangster, a jerk,...
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To You I Promise
in Wife Poems
My love for you is unconditional and enduring.
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To you I promise to always be reassuring.
My love for you protects you and is honorable.Featured Shared StoryWe often listen to jokes related to husband and wife ridiculing each other. I have always been taught to respect the wife from that core of the heart. That is the reason I could never enjoy...
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What I Would Do For You
in Mother Poems
I would do just about anything you'd ask,
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For you, there's nothing I wouldn't do; there's no such task.
I would walk without my shoes to the end of the Earth.Featured Shared StoryAs a mom we work our bottoms off to be able to provide all that you need in life. As a daughter I know how we can"hate" our moms from time to time. But I promise you we as mother's love our...
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Never Enough
Sometimes I know the words to say to give thanks for all you've done,
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but then they fly up and away as quickly as they come.
How could I possibly thank you enough, the one who makes me whole,Featured Shared StoryThat was such a beautiful poem. Mothers truly are a blessing. Many of the feelings expressed here are so relatable . They do so much for us that "thank you" is just not enough but we can show...
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We Lost Each Other
I could ask you to stay,
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But there's really nothing left to say.
This breakup has been emotional and long,Featured Shared StoryHe was so perfect in every way and I love him dearly, but towards the end things became so toxic. We no longer had the passion, respect, and the abundant love we once shared. This poem...
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Faith And Courage In Life
In life there are people that will hurt us and cause us pain,
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but we must learn to forgive and forget and not hold grudges.
In life there are mistakes we will make,Featured Shared StoryI've been dealing with issues in my relationship with my husband. We have been married for 6 and a half years, we have 2 beautiful kids together, but come to find out he's been cheating on me...
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Half Of My Heart Is Gone
Son, I wish I could wake up and see you standing there.
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Then I would know that it was just a nightmare.
Son, I remember when you were small and how you would hold my hand,Featured Shared StoryMy son died suddenly almost 4 years ago at age 32. I understand the feeling that the grief you feel will never abate. I thought the same.... every waking day my heart just throbbed with...
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Featured Shared Story
No one understands what I am suffering from. My new doctor has decided I am taking a far too dangerous drug, so he is weaning me off. I must suffer again for the length of this weaning...
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Inside Out
Analysis of Form and Technique
Outside lives a girl with a smile that will brighten up the room,
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yet inside hides a girl with a frown full of despair.
Outside lives a girl with eyes of joy that bring you to ease,Featured Shared StoryWow, just wow. That's me exactly. I go through my church doors with a smile always on my face, so much so that the youth group nicknamed me Smiley McGee, and I'm so nice to others. I guess...
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Never Give In
in Inspirational Poems by Teens
Sometimes in life the road becomes slippery and you tumble and fall.
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But don't lose heart; just get up and forget it all.
When you think you've had enough and can't take anymore,Featured Shared StoryThis is a nice poem! My friend has lost a lot, and I know this will make them feel better. Keep writing!
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Why Play At Being Real?
He blew into my life like a sweet summer breeze,
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Stole my heart in an instant, made me weak in the knees...
He seemed so sincere when he'd look in my eyesFeatured Shared StoryI was talking to this guy, pretty seriously, for 3 months. I was skeptical of him at first, but after hanging out in person, I was hooked on him. I would go over and we would have days in...
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All Good Things Come To An End
All good things come to an end,
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Even the gifts that God sends,
Like her, the angel He sent from aboveFeatured Shared StoryFrom the bottom of my soul, I truly feel that we are meant to be. I will love and cherish you. Till death do us part. I'm telling you all this from the bottom of my heart. Right now it...
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Can't Accept That You're Gone
I hate that I can't see your face,
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except for a picture on my mirror.
But I love that when I look at it,Featured Shared StoryI'll be honest, this really hit me hard. It made 7 years that my dad has been gone on April 8th. He died April 8th, 2015, due to stage 5 pancreatic cancer that spread to the lungs. According...
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Charming Spring
in Spring Poems
Reminiscent melodies
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serenade the morning breeze.
Feathered creatures nest with careFeatured Shared StoryIt's a very beautiful creation about the everlasting beauties of nature. It reminds me of the poem by Robert Frost "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening."
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