Waiting Poems

Published: December 2017

One famous historical book says, "expectation postponed is making the heart sick". Those wise words have proven true time and again for many. Many people wait their whole lives for things that are difficult to come across, like true love or exceptional secular opportunities.

Unfortunately, some things, like finding a soulmate, do not necessarily happen when one would like. Often, the wait can become frustrating, causing sadness, anger and other negative feelings.

One way to combat such feelings is to read the poetry of others who have experienced similar emotions.

13 Waiting Poems - On The Difficulty Of Waiting

Love Sonnet XI
- By Pablo Neruda
Famous Poem

In this sensual love poem, Pablo Neruda compares a hunting puma to desiring his lover. He is starving for her touch and love, and he is seeking after her. Pablo Neruda (1904-1973) was a Chilean poet well-known for his passionate love poems. He was married three times, and his first wife did not speak Spanish.

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I crave your mouth, your voice, your hair.
Silent and starving, I prowl through the streets.
Bread does not nourish me, dawn disrupts me, all day
I hunt for the liquid measure of your steps.

I crave your mouth, your voice, your hair.
Silent and starving, I prowl through the streets.
Bread does not nourish me, dawn disrupts me, all day
I hunt for the liquid measure of your steps.

I hunger for your sleek laugh,
your hands the color of a savage harvest,
hunger for the pale stones of your fingernails,
I want to eat your skin like a whole almond.

I want to eat the sunbeam flaring in your lovely body,
the sovereign nose of your arrogant face,
I want to eat the fleeting shade of your lashes,

and I pace around hungry, sniffing the twilight,
hunting for you, for your hot heart,
like a puma in the barrens of Quitratue.
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I Cry
- By Susan Christensen
- Published by Family Friend Poems March 2008 with permission of the Author.
Dedicated to "my man" Willie - I love you so much!

Poem Of Loneliness And Longing

in I Miss You Poems

I'm sitting on the porch,
Wind blowing through my hair.
The ducks are frolicking in the pond,
But I just can't seem to care.

I'm sitting on the porch,
Wind blowing through my hair.
The ducks are frolicking in the pond,
But I just can't seem to care.

Life goes on around me.
I don't participate.
I go through all the motions,
But what I really do is wait.

I dream about the day
That you'll come home to me.
Nothing else is important.
Why can't people see?

I don't want to go out.
I don't want to have fun.
I don't want to do a thing
Until all is said and done.

They took you in the summer.
Now fall is almost finished.
Winter will be here very soon,
And then the year will have diminished.

You have no idea how much I cry.
I never let you know.
It's so hard out here without you,
But I'm not allowed to let it show.

I must pretend all is fine.
Everyone thinks all's okay,
But what I never ever tell them
Is that I cry for you every day.
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In Good Time...
- By Abimbola T. Alabi
- Published by Family Friend Poems February 2019 with permission of the Author.
Sometimes it seems life is all about biding time. Patience is seldom easy, but it is always rewarding.

A Poem About Waiting Well

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Life can seem an endless maze,
The twists and turns, lulls and delays,
But things always fall into place...
In good time.

Life can seem an endless maze,
The twists and turns, lulls and delays,
But things always fall into place...
In good time.

Friends will sometimes go away.
Some may disappoint or others betray,
But new ones will come to stay...
In good time.

The hurt of getting something wrong,
And the lesson it often brings along
Are there, you see, to make you strong...
In good time.

Kindness freely given away,
Unnoticed now, will somehow find its way
Back to you and come to stay...
In good time.

Efforts seem not to pay to plan?
Forge on friend, doing the best you can.
Fortune will find the deserving man...
In good time.

Life can be tough, there's no doubt,
But hope is the thing we can't do without.
Right things with joy will come about...
In good time.
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Sometimes I Get Lonely
- By Emily B
- Published by Family Friend Poems March 2015 with permission of the Author.
I am always the one waiting for the phone to ring.

Poem About Waiting For The Phone To Ring

in Poems about Sadness

Sometimes I get lonely
Instagram, Twitter, Facebook
Always connecting but not connected

Sometimes I get lonely
Instagram, Twitter, Facebook
Always connecting but not connected

Sometimes I get lonely
Looking to the future
Forgetting to be in the present

Sometimes I get lonely
Thinking someday, one day
Never thinking right here, right now

Sometimes I get lonely
Phone's on, WiFi's up
Waiting for it to buzz

Sometimes I get lonely
Just waiting...
Always waiting...
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Life Will Bloom When It Is Ready
- By Vic Lejon
- Published by Family Friend Poems March 2021 with permission of the Author.
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I keep pulling
on my roots
urging them to grow
impatient for the bloom

I keep pulling
on my roots
urging them to grow
impatient for the bloom
and the sunshine
and the growth
but it doesn’t work like that
tears flow, soil drenches and dries
there have to be some slower days
some rainfall, even snow
—life will bloom when it is ready

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My Pain
- By Sami Chester
- Published by Family Friend Poems January 2011 with permission of the Author.
This poem basically tells the story. I have been to 4 different sets of doctors and now I'm going to my 5th. They don't really know what's wrong with me, but that’s okay. I know they will. That is my one hope. Thanks to all my friends and my family for being there for me. I LOVE YOU GUYS!

Poem About Being Sick Waiting For Diagnosis

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You try to understand
But I don't want you to
I don't think you can comprehend
The pain that I go through.

You try to understand
But I don't want you to
I don't think you can comprehend
The pain that I go through.

I never get to sleep
Because I cry all night
The doctors don't know what it is
Or what's wrong with my sight.

The pain's almost unbearable
Like a thousand stabbing knives
And when my skin gets wet
My body's covered in hives.

I wish that I could show you
How it hurts to breathe or move
But I know that it's not possible
So this I cannot prove.

The touch of skin or fabric
I want to scream out loud
But I know I won't do so
Cause the sound drowns in the crowd.

What's that you say
I can't hear you
Speak up please
It's my hearing too.

My muscles freeze
My joints lock
I am scared
I cannot walk.

I lay in bed
Do nothing all day
My mom brings my food up
On a tray.

I chew my food
My mouth needs to soak
I sip my water
I start to choke.

I'm scared to think
What happens next
Cause the situation
Is too complex.
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Waiting
- By Annette R. Hershey
- Published by Family Friend Poems June 2017 with permission of the Author.
It took me a long time to realize you are a complete person without a relationship. This poem is about emotional pain when you allow someone to have dominion over how you feel on a day to day basis.

Poem About Waiting For The One You Love

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Imagine the sun sinking
and dim turns to dark.
The silence that surrounds you,
the shadows that make their mark.

Imagine the sun sinking
and dim turns to dark.
The silence that surrounds you,
the shadows that make their mark.
You wander around aimlessly,
too much time can be total hell.
Your heart hardened from waiting,
breaks with the bong of the clock's bell.
The clouds, they mask the moonlight,
The mirror, it mimics your pain.
You sit and sigh and close your eyes
and hear the repetition of the rain.

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The Pain Of Missing You
- By Jessica Velez
- Published by Family Friend Poems November 2009 with permission of the Author.
A mother sharing the pain of missing children who have been gone for a year. She is currently fighting the guardian for the return of her boys...
For Wayne & Kai, my baby boys

Poem About Waiting For Missing Children

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I never knew a broken heart could keep on breaking.
You keep on sending your love, but no one's there to take it.
Rivers of tears keep a steady flow...
But no one's there to know.

I never knew a broken heart could keep on breaking.
You keep on sending your love, but no one's there to take it.
Rivers of tears keep a steady flow...
But no one's there to know.
It's you, you whom I want to know.
You whom I want to see...
All of what I think and feel, it's you I want here with me.
Not a day goes by without wishing for a hug, a kiss, a laugh, a cry...
For soothing hurts, tucking you into bed, or just a simple touch.
Not a night goes by I don't miss you so....much!
Or my heart doesn't break just a lil' bit more.
Shards turned to ice, constantly falling to the floor.
I don't believe in God, but still I pray
That somehow, someday
You'll be back in my life
For always and forever
And I'll never let you go again
Never!

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Waiting...
- By Rayna R Palacios
- Published by Family Friend Poems May 2023 with permission of the Author.
Trying to continue living but the absence of my loved one makes me so sad.

The Pain Of Waiting And Longing For Connection Poem

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Waiting for you to call...
Knowing that you won't...
Hoping for you to come by...
Waiting...

Waiting for you to call...
Knowing that you won't...
Hoping for you to come by...
Waiting...
But you don't.
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Patiently Waiting
- By James Richmond Jr.
- Published by Family Friend Poems October 2013 with permission of the Author.
My poem is titled Patiently Waiting, because my friend has been away on an 18-month sentence for being in the wrong place at the wrong time. I'm very lonely but being faithful because of the love in my heart. And I write poems to occupy my mind.

Poems About Waiting For Someone You Love To Come Home

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My heart is set on that glorious day
When your work is done and you're home to stay.
I'll be waiting right here, with open arms.
To hold you close and keep you warm.

My heart is set on that glorious day
When your work is done and you're home to stay.
I'll be waiting right here, with open arms.
To hold you close and keep you warm.
I'll squeeze you gentle but hold you tight.
And kiss you all over when the time is right.
I'll express my love, so you know it's true.
There's nothing on earth I would not do for you
Because you're the one, you're one-of a kind.
I'm proud to be able to call you mine.
What a expression on your face,
When I pulled the ring out of the case.
And I took your hand, then dropped to my knees.
And said honey please, will you marry me?
Like wind in wildfire, my love is spreading fast,
Growing stronger and stronger, as each day continue to pass.
I've waited very patiently, but now you're home.
Let's make up the time that you were gone.
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Darkness Befalls
- By Amorita Maharaj
- Published by Family Friend Poems May 2008 with permission of the Author.
This is about when life is at its darkest moment and waiting for the light to shine through.

Poem About Waiting For Light To Shine Through

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Gliding deep into the forest
Darkness covers me like a blanket
And the mist surrounding me
I feel like there's no way to flee

Gliding deep into the forest
Darkness covers me like a blanket
And the mist surrounding me
I feel like there's no way to flee

I look beyond the broad horizon
See the moon shine over the sea
Like the ocean's filled with sadness
I run, stumble, and try to break free

The path encloses and I'm shattered
Tears of rain encumbers me
Darkness embraces me like a child
Now I wait for him to let me be
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Waiting For My Dad
- By Amy
- Published by Family Friend Poems August 2009 with permission of the Author.
This goes out to my dad. If you're out there.. I'm done waiting for you.

Poem About Not Waiting Any More For Parents Love

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I sit alone in the darkness
Waiting...
Waiting for him to come back to me.
Can he hear my cries?

I sit alone in the darkness
Waiting...
Waiting for him to come back to me.
Can he hear my cries?
Can he feel my tears?
Can he sense my breaking heart?
God only knows such a fact.
How can this be that he can't see me?
Is it because I'm sitting alone in the darkness?
I just walk past everyone as if I were invisible.
Can he see me now?
Can he see the pain he's caused me?
Or does he look past it?
I think I should move on,
But something tells me to wait.
It's my heart.
I'll give him one more chance
He needs to prove his love to me.
As I return to sit alone in the darkness...
Waiting.
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Silence
- By Lucy Blackmur
- Published by Family Friend Poems March 2015 with permission of the Author.
I wrote this poem about uncomfortable silence and how it makes you feel alone and awkward, like nobody wants to talk to you and know how you feel. I often write sad poems like this. The type of poems I write express my feelings about different things.

Poem About Waiting In Uncomfortable Silence

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Enveloping the room,
Leaving everybody isolated.
Nothing to do, nothing to say,
Just silence.

Enveloping the room,
Leaving everybody isolated.
Nothing to do, nothing to say,
Just silence.

Leaving an uncomfortable feeling,
With even those you are closest to.
So close to talking,
Yet so far.
Just silence.

Cold, dark, and alone,
Your feelings bottled up.
Your thoughts screaming to get out,
Wrapped up in your own world.
Inconsolable and suffering,
Just silence.

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Waiting Poems

13 Waiting Poems - On The Difficulty Of Waiting

Dedicated to "my man" Willie - I love you so much!

Sometimes it seems life is all about biding time. Patience is seldom easy, but it is always rewarding.

I am always the one waiting for the phone to ring.

This poem basically tells the story. I have been to 4 different sets of doctors and now I'm going to my 5th. They don't really know what's wrong with me, but that’s okay. I know they will. That is my one hope. Thanks to all my friends and my family for being there for me. I LOVE YOU GUYS!

It took me a long time to realize you are a complete person without a relationship. This poem is about emotional pain when you allow someone to have dominion over how you feel on a day to day basis.

A mother sharing the pain of missing children who have been gone for a year. She is currently fighting the guardian for the return of her boys... For Wayne & Kai, my baby boys

Trying to continue living but the absence of my loved one makes me so sad.

My poem is titled Patiently Waiting, because my friend has been away on an 18-month sentence for being in the wrong place at the wrong time. I'm very lonely but being faithful because of the love in my heart. And I write poems to occupy my mind.

This is about when life is at its darkest moment and waiting for the light to shine through.

This goes out to my dad. If you're out there.. I'm done waiting for you.

I wrote this poem about uncomfortable silence and how it makes you feel alone and awkward, like nobody wants to talk to you and know how you feel. I often write sad poems like this. The type of poems I write express my feelings about different things.

A mother sharing the pain of missing children who have been gone for a year. She is currently fighting the guardian for the return of her boys...
For Wayne & Kai, my baby boys