Breakups

When We Two Parted by George Gordon Byron
When we two parted
Family Reunion by Jeredith Merrin
The divorced mother and her divorcing
To Earthward by Robert Frost
Love at the lips was touch
Apart (Les Séparés) by Louis Simpson
Do not write. I am sad, and want my light put out.
Heart's Needle by W. D. Snodgrass
Child of my winter, born
"To Speak of Woe That Is in Marriage" by Robert Lowell
The hot night makes us keep our bedroom windows open
Man and Wife by Robert Lowell
Tamed by Miltown, we lie on Mother's bed;
One Art by Elizabeth Bishop
The art of losing isn't hard to master;
Dear Miss Emily by James Galvin
Dear Miss Emily
Remember by Christina Rossetti
Remember me when I am gone away,
Why should a foolish marriage vow by John Dryden
Why should a foolish marriage vow
Failing and Flying by Jack Gilbert
Everyone forgets that Icarus also flew
This Was Once a Love Poem by Jane Hirshfield
This was once a love poem
The Primer by Christina Davis
She said, I love you
I May After Leaving You Walk Quickly or Even Run by Matthea Harvey
Rain fell in a post-romantic way
The Gift by Sara Teasdale
What can I give you, my lord, my lover
After Love by Sara Teasdale
There is no magic any more
Donal Óg by Isabella Augusta, Lady Gregory
It is late last night the dog was speaking of you
A Book Of Music by Jack Spicer
Coming at an end, the lovers
The Aeneid, Book IV, [So, you traitor] by Virgil
So, you traitor, you really believed you'd keep
The Afternoon Sun by C. P. Cavafy
This room, how well I know it
The Vampire Bride [I am come—I am come!] by Henry Thomas Liddell
I am come—I am come! once again from the tomb