Holidays
Valentine Poems for Your Wife: Words for the Woman You Love
Seven original Valentine poems for your wife, including a short card note, gentle humor, and heartfelt readings about noticing her and sharing a life.
Read the poemsOriginal poetry by Valerie Ward
A little poetry.
A little closer
to the heart.
For the people we love, the things we feel, and the small wonders we almost miss.
There’s a story in the ordinary.Sometimes a few words say what the heart has been trying to tell us.
A poem for every feeling
Where would you like to begin?
Fresh from the notebook
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Holidays
Valentine Poems for Your Husband: Love in Everyday Life
Seven original Valentine poems for your husband, with a funny dinner verse, a short lunch note, and heartfelt words about everyday love and companionship.
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Holidays
Short Valentine's Day Poems for Cards and Little Notes
Five short Valentine's Day poems of three to eight lines for cards, friends, family, and new love, plus two optional longer poems for a personal reading.
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Faith
Short Easter Poems for Church and Children's Readings
Five short Christian Easter poems for church, children, welcomes, and group responses, plus two longer adult readings with speaker suggestions and reading times.
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Everyday life
Retirement Poems for Teachers: Thank You, Farewell, and a Little Laughter
Seven original retirement poems for teachers, with short card verses, gentle humor, student tributes, and a group reading with speaker cues.
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Everyday life
Retirement Poems: Short, Funny, and Heartfelt Farewells
Seven original retirement poems for cards, coworker farewells, and party readings, with gentle humor and thoughtful words for life beyond the working day.
Read the poemsSmall things, familiar feelings
A few places to pause
Everyday life
Poems About Writing: When a Page Makes Room for the Heart
Five original poems about writing explore first sentences, classroom mornings, unfinished pages, patient practice, and the courage to let a true line be seen.
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Nature
Poems About Nature: Original Verses for Earth, Weather, and Wonder
These original poems about nature explore fields, rivers, weather, birds, and the patient wonder of paying attention to the world outside us.
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Family
Poems About Home: Original Verses for Rooms, Memory, and Belonging
These original poems about home explore porches, kitchens, moved boxes, familiar light, and the people who make a place feel like shelter.
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A note from Val
I’m so glad
you’re here.
These poems are pieces of my heart and glimpses of the everyday wonders I’ve carried from Tennessee to Montana. Some are polished, some still finding their way, but all are shared in the hope they might resonate with you.
Take your time, explore, and if you feel moved, I’d love to hear your thoughts.
A little more about me Val