Little rhymes for real life

Browse short poems for birthdays, thank-yous, friendship, love, encouragement, and bedtime.

Home in your hello

The city hums, the buses go; I find my home in your hello. Whatever roads the daylight brings, Your voice is where my evening sings.

Love · Tender

Room for two

The kettle sings, the daylight goes, The window gathers evening’s rose. Whatever weather wanders through, My favorite room has room for two.

Love · Tender

Ordinary magic

No castle door, no golden key, Just toast and you across from me. Some magic wears an everyday face— And makes a kitchen feel like grace.

Love · Warm

Still here

When words run out and days run long, We needn’t make a perfect song. A hand to hold, a chair drawn near— Sometimes love is simply: here.

Love · Tender