Sad Love Poems

A selection of sad love poems which explore the raw emotions which surround lost love, be it the traumatic break up of a relationship, the loss of a partner or the gradual growing apart as love withers and gently dies.

In The Company Of Angels

A heartfelt and moving poem in which the speaker offers reassurance to his beloved that their love will extend to a celestial existence.

Broken

A sad love poem about the break down of a relationship and the shattering of romantic dreams.

In The First Light Of Dawn

In The First Light of Dawn is an love poem which explores the emotional landscape following the loss of a loved one.

Empty

A poem about physical loneliness and emotional emptiness.

Time On My Hands

Filled with sorrow and remorse, a lone voice reflects on his failings and the break up of his relationship.

Hurt

A poem with an uplifting message for those who have been hurt by romance and feel afraid to enter the fray again.

Love For Sale

'For sale, One broken heart...' The opening lines of Love For Sale set the scene for a poem about lost love which is sad, but not morose.

Where, When And How

A poem full of bewilderment, in which a man examines what has happened to his relationship, once so close, now so distant.

When Harry Met Sally

A poem about love, death and spiritual permanence which is both heart-rending and inspirational.