This year's Free Anniversary Poems competition is now closed for entries, 71 great poems and anniversary verses are now available for you to read and enjoy.
We are pleased to announce that the winner of 2010 Free Anniversary Poems Competition is Anniversary Song by Hugh Neeld, this is a funny and sweet poem and one that describes perfectly the love after many years together. Congratulations Hugh!
The standard of the poems has been inspiring, we have funny poems, love poems, beautiful and sad poems and those that celebrate particular anniversaries.
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Anniversary Poem - The meaning of Love





Love is but a word that seems much to simple adequately express my feelings towards you.
How can a simple word be so powerful yet we use it casually ...
Anniversary Poem: I'll Love In The Morning





I'll love in the morning,
I'll love you in the evening,
when you've fallen to the ground,
it's my love you'll have found.
if you get sick of life,
if ...
Be My Valentine





It was that illustrious sunny day I saw him,
His figure dazzled in the rays.
He sauntered casually, then hesitated
Swooped up to me.
"Miss, are you ...
Anniversary Poem: Happy 1st Anniversary, My Sweet Love!





This, I wrote for my wife Mrs.Michelle C.Ang-og Asare as our four years together 'as a couple' gift. We get married in six months! With all the wedding ...
Anniversary Poem - Love Song





Lying beneath the ornate tranquility;
I am petrified with nectar of her lips-
But the dame sans cruelty,
Briskly displays sweet moans in her bosom,
That ...
ON SUMMER





I perch on a surreal bower,
And drench myself with a tepid bath-
In this burning summer, born
Out of my wedlock with the sun's wrath.
Leaves be falling ...
Anniversary Poem: The Dustaway





Oh, I simply owe my life, to my beloved wife, and everything she's done for me...
Because here I am, with my heart bleeding in my hand. And it beats ...
The Tears Everlasting





i loved someone who asked me, "hy!
what's your name please u say."
then i answered, "we have no name
but a lover of tears, life-stay'"
then that ...
Anniversary Poem: Freeze Not Thy Wedding Cake





White satin bows marched
down the rows of pews,
candles glowed at the altar,
and we made promises for years to come
before we ran into the August sun....
Anniversary Poem: A Year Today...





A year today my darling
Hasn't it flown by?
You're on my mind constantly
My special, loving guy.
I love you so very much
You know I really do.
And ...
Anniversary Poem: A Lover's Heart





I am a lover's heart,
Of emotions, I am the cart.
I sob with a beam of yours,
Feelings arise in my cores.
I smile with your glimpse,
Joy evokes ...
Anniversary Poem: Twine Of Love





Still wending my evoked emotions
Towards the twinkle in her eyes-
Which scamper about the way,
And hopefully sing for my tries.
I watch ...
Anniversary Poem: Last Supper





Celebrating thirty years of giddy gladness
bouncing on the marriage bed
we went to early supper
No decorous dinner for us
The odd couple, decidedly ...
The World Of Freedom





I walk my way and see the things,
as see some man plays on strings
and he kisses fantacy.
I facinated to see, to see.
I next see some birds do fly,...
Anniversary Poem: I Married A Country Boy





There he is.
He sits atop his John Deer tractor.
Living in the country,
That's our happily ever after.
Yep, I married a country boy.
There I am....
anniversary Poem: Last Hurrah





age one, the bell sounds
age two, love like november
aged, cracked pearls remain
On The Anniversary Of Your Death





Curtains are drawn,
doors are locked,
the loud ticking of the clock,
your perfume still hangs
in the air, clings
to the cushions
on your chair....
Anniversary Poem: Times Are Hard, Darling





Times are hard, darling
'What with there being a recession
I can't afford to buy a present.'
'That's all right,' you say,
'I wasn't expecting ...
New Year Poem





New Year, to bring new hope, new dreams, new me
I’ll disregard my failures, forget mistakes
Starting afresh I’ll be what I want to be
I’ll make my own ...
Anniversary Poem "Thank You"





You take me to new
heights, only the way you can.
You make my heart feel alive.
Your touch sends me into
ecstasy. When we're together I
can feel ...
Anniversary Poem - Love You Unconditionaly Vik.....





"Love comes through your EYES, that help me to see this wonderful surprises, I see this wonderful man by whom I can always stand"
"Love comes through ...
Anniversary Song




Gray and balding, a wrinkled prune,
I still can hum our favorite tune.
You know the one I'm trying to name,
my love for you on it I blame.
It was ...
Anniversary Poem: God Smiled on Me When He Gave Me You
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God smiled on me
When He gave me you.
I can't believe that all my dreams
Are finally coming true
Of all the choices I made in the past
I have few ...
Anniversary Poem The Road to You
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The road to you has taken a very long time
For me to finally reach and find
The love that some would say is due to fate
And that true happiness is really ...
Anniversary Poem - I don’t ever want to take you for granted.
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I don’t ever want
to take you for granted.
I don’t ever want to forget
what it was like before you
or how it would be without you.
I don’t ever want ...
Anniversary Poem - To My Everlasting Love Margie
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I know I've told you many times
How much I love you, Dear,
And how it seems to me
You grow still sweeter every year,
But since this is our special ...
Husband - Happy 11th Anniversary Poem
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Babe,
They say in time we do forget
for some.. that maybe true
But how on earth can I forget
the good times that we know..
I cannot give you ...
Anniversary Poem For Dad And Mom
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Although this is your special day
To share with one another,
It's special, too, for everone
Who love you, Dad and Mother...
That's why so many loving ...
Happy Anniversary Wife Poem
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Love brought Us together
As husband and wife
And gave each of us
A best friend for life.
Wishing You a Lifetime
of Loving Memories
Happy Anniversary,...
Anniversary Poem - We Became One
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We began as strangers.
We became friends.
We became one with each other...
We remain as one forever.
Happy Wedding Anniversary
To The One I Love!...
Anniversary Poem: Love
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How can one person
Be so happy?
Well, I'll tell you how
Finding that special someone
That makes you smile
That makes you laugh
Someone you just can'...
Anniversary Poem: We Fell Forever
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And there life was,
in that far away look in your eyes.
From a distant instant we two
recapture everything
we've been through.
I lay next to you
...
Love and Cherish Anniversary Poem
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It takes two special people,
To make a loving pair.
There’s a joy just being around you,
A feeling we love to share.
We send anniversary wishes ...
Anniversary Poem: Promise Me
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You obstinately do cling to me
As patina on bronze bust,
Oxidized by the fatal flame
The rusty coat has last.
Or like ivy you entangle me
Not ...
Anniversary Poem: My Fairy Tale
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When we made love, I cried
I cried because looking in your eyes
Was far beyond your eyes
I saw happiness
I saw dangerous moments
I saw my flaws ...
Happy Anniversary Poem
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Anniversary Poem
A husband uses poetry to express his feelings about his love to his wife on the occasion of their anniversary.
Happy Anniversary
When ...
My Best Friends 1st Wedding Anniversary
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My buddy just got married last month
In the month of May
She is going to have a great
Wedding anniversary
with her one true man
This will be her ...
Anniversary Poem: This date
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A milestone annual
With thoughts and emotion
The smiles never ceasing like
The acts of devotion
From age to age
There is a reminder,
Such happening ...
Anniversary Poem: Here's To Forever
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When I first saw you
Your beauty blew me away.
When I got around you,
I knew where I was destined to stay.
In your mind, In your soul,
As well ...
Anniversary Poem: I Know My Life
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Anniversary Poem
I have heard it said by many people including those close to me that my wife and I married young and lost all of the fun things of our ...
Anniversary Poem: One More Year
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One more year,
Since we said our vows,
In front of friends,
And family.
One more year,
We been in love.
Growing stronger and stronger,
Love getting ...
Anniversary Poem: To Eileen
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Along the banks of sleepy Wey
In springtime sun we’d walk
On Sussex downs, many a day
Would pass in strolling talk
In windswept Peaks, you held my ...
Anniversary Poem: The Photograph
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She ran her fingers across his face
Brushing gently over his lips
He smiled back at her
That smile that touched her very soul
And would last forever
...
Anniversary Poem: Memories For A Lifetime
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Cameras, lights, crowds of exited people, happiness is filling the air faster than you think you can handle. The day has come faster all of a sudden and ...
One Month Anniversary Poem
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Hello, my lover,
Greetings, My Dear.
I am deeply wishing
That you were here.
Someday, I know
We will be one.
But for now we must smile,
We're ...
Anniversary Poem - My Days
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MY DAYS
Come and meet me,
Iam your
YESTERDAY,
Long was the day
And long was the way.
Forget me not b’coz
I was your day.
Come and ...
Anniversary Poem: Words Found
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Somewhere someone's looking for the words...
To say, "I love you;"
To say, "I want to spend the rest of my life with you;"
To say, "I need you;"
To ...
Anniversary Poem: An Apple.
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I give you an apple,
As a symbol of our love,
It's red for passion,
With the scent of excitement.
The clean crunch,
As you sink in your teeth,
The ...
25th Anniversary Poem: My Husband My Best Friend
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I just want to say thankyou
for all the good times we share
25 years of love and joy
is nothimg to compare
25 years is a long time
to share your life ...
Anniversary Poem: Love At First Sight
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At first my heart began to beat
When I saw you in the street
My eyes was peering and began to stare
I began to shake and I didn't care
You're walk ...
Anniversarys Are Meant For...
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Anniversarys are meant for happiness,
For joy and for laughter
Anniversarys are meant for people,
Like you and me
Anniversarys are meant to be,
Forever ...
25th Anniversary Poem: A Passing Second
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A Passing Second by Megan Whiteman
Married.
For twenty five years.
They want no party
To celebrate
This landmark….
One quarter of a century!...
Anniversary Poem: Loving Pair
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It takes two special people,
To make a loving pair.
There’s a joy just being around you,
A feeling I/we love to share.
We send anniversary wishes ...
Anniversary Poem - Love Of My Life
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From the first moment I saw you ,
I knew that I would love you.
from the first moment I kissed you ,
I wanted to keep you.
through good times and bad ...
Anniversary Love Poems
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I
You are a drop of ocean;
A tip of sky
A pinch of cyclone
A colorful night.
You are my eyelid
I craved for you.
You reached like a ...
Anniversary Poem: I Once Was A Woman And Then You Came Along.
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I once was a woman of few words
I once was a woman incomplete
I once was a woman who desired nothing
I once was a woman saving a seat.
Then you came ...
Happy Anniversary Poem
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For all the years we've been together, and every single day, you always manage to make me smile in every single way.
Your love is like a river, it flows ...
Anniversary Poem: Frozen in Time
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Frozen in time
This kiss never ends
This love never crumbles
This trust never bends
These minds never wander
These hearts never stray
May every anniversary
...
Anniversary Poem: Conundrum
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I could be brief and witty
With a pretty little ditty
Or serenade you with a sonnet, Shakespeare-style,
A jolly rousing song
As we're travelling along
...
An Alternate Rubayyat (with apologies to Omar Khayyam)
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A book of verses and a comfy chair,
(Who wants to sit and read beneath a bough?)
A cup of tea, a slice of cake and Thou,
Singing to cheer and drive ...
Anniversary of the Wrong
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I use to love you,
You use to love me,
Then why didn't I see,
That you were wrong,
Oh so wrong?
You hurt me bad,
I cannot explain,
Though you ...
Golden Wedding Anniversary Poem
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The russet leaves glow in the evening light
And on the climber golden rose hips shine.
The creeper flares from green to scarlet bright,
Warm colours ...
Anniversary Poem - I Love You More Everyday
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Roses are red,
Violets are blue,
I still remember the day I fell in love with you,
Ten years to this day, you took my breath away.
You shot me a ...
Anniversary Poem: Anniversary Dinner
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I didn’t light the candle,
To avoid the fire alarm.
It sat there solid, cold yet sentimental.
We feasted on microwaveable meals
And sparkling wine ...
Short And Sweet Anniversary Poem
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I love you forever
I love you now
I love you until I don't know how
Anniversary Poem: On Our Fourth Anniversary
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This year as we celebrate anniversary number four
I want you to know the reasons that each day I love you more and more
In life those things are most ...
Anniversary Poem: Yet, On This Day
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I'd never thought to awake in wonder of you,
Nor did I anticipate marriage as a habit,
yet, on this day, I stand in awe
Your chair is waiting, as ...
Anniversary Poem One More Year
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One more year,
We been married,
Falling in love more and more,
Day by day.
One more year,
We been together,
Like it was yesterday,
When we first ...
Anniversary Poem Life's A Beach
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Frothy waves upon the sand,
Walking along hand in hand.
Diamonds twinkling upon the sea,
You're the perfect man for me,
As we stroll along the ...
Anniversary Poem For A Soul Mate
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The day I first met you, changed my life,
It brought me my best friend, it brought me my wife,
My life without you would not be the same,
As it is since ...
Anniversary Poem Love For All Times
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The love of my life is
truly my wife,
who brings no strife,
and makes me feel alive.
Another year here,
with never a fear,
that she will steer
...
Anniversary Poem Dreaming
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At the frontages of old buildings,
under clouds loaded of nostalgia
near silent cathedrals
and bent bridges...
On the streets of Florence,
in ...
Happy Anniversay Poem
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I don't ever want
to take you for granted.
I don't ever want to forget
what it was like before you
or how it would be without you.
I don't ever want ...
Poem For When We First Got Engaged
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On this special day
I just want to proclaim
My devotion for you grows
Stronger in each and every way
Bringing forth another blessed
Year we are join ...
Anniversary Poem For A Lovely Wife
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The eyes that open and the sun that they see
A smile of glee at the day that will be
I can stare at the stars I can look at the sea
But nothing compares ...
Sweet Anniversary Poem - Great For An Anniversary Card
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Roses are red
Violets are blue
When I met you
I knew that my dreams could come true!
Anniversary Poem For Mom and Dad
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Happy Anniversary Mom and dad.
You both have been here for me since day one and
although this is your special day
to share with one another,
It's ...
Anniversary Poem - Love Recaptured
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As days go by and years unwind
And time, at times, seems still
Before we know or start to guess
Time’s gone against our will
So let us heed the well ...
Anniversary Poem Of Your Death
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My painful memories, the same day every year
it’s the day that I have now come to fear
I know that I will start to cry
anniversary of the day you died
...
Anniversary Vows
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To see you each day
through eyes of love
To bite my tongue
when enough is enough
To touch your skin
as I walk by
A pinch to the rump
may even ...
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