He knows what it is to be in LOVE.

Every culture has love poems. As we move into a more high-tech era, the ways we share our feelings become more and more advanced.

Under the Instagram screen name Emolabs, Tony Ciampa writes poems that are straightforward and true, and displays them in beautiful photos taken in many scenic locations.

While the photos are shared all across the Internet, the poems themselves are almost exclusively handwritten.

Whether you’ve been in love or are still waiting for someone perfect, his words ring true.

1. As we grow older, our love changes.
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“You think I’m getting used to you since I don’t act the same,
As those first days when we met, when our hearts could not be tamed.
Know your magic’s not forgotten. It’s that you’re becoming a part
Of my every day, my real life, And a growing piece of my heart.”
— Tony Ciampa

2. The world is more hopeful with you in it.
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“When it feels like the happiest days are behind me, you always prove that there are more.”​
— Tony Ciampa

3. Love at first sight is a real thing – even when some times it’s fleeting.
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“My favorite view was the sky and the sea, right up ‘til the day when you stood before me.”
​— Tony Ciampa

4. Missing you is like missing a part of myself.
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“When you’re away, I just waste every day, waiting for the next one with you.”
​— Tony Ciampa

5. If you have to leave, leave me with this.
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“I don’t want to miss your smile, so please leave it on my lips.”
​— Tony Ciampa

6. You’re in my heart and mind to stay.
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“The person you think of as you watch the rain late at night from a storm passing through,
Is a person that’s carved out a home in your heart …
And since we met, it’s always been you.”
​— Tony Ciampa

7. The world is made to have you in it.
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“She lit up my life like she lights up the night,
With a smile so bright, there’s a glare.
Now I think of her when there’re stars in the sky,
And I bet she’s the reason they’re there.”
​— Tony Ciampa

8. You deserve so much more, but I’m thankful to have you with me.
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“I apologize to everyone because you’re one of a kind, and it feels a little selfish that I get to call you mine.”
​— Tony Ciampa

9. You’re everywhere I want to be, always.
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“Even though you probably know by now, I’ll tell you again and again:
That any type of day with you’s a day I want to spend.”
​— Tony Ciampa

10. If you want to stay, I’ll sit with you.
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“I still dream of places I’d go if I could, but if you’re here too, then here’s perfectly good.”
​— Tony Ciampa

11. I dream and dream and dream of you.
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“My thoughts of you are movie clips too perfect to be true.
​We’re moving in slow motion under peerless skies of blue.
I picture you in moments too exquisite to exist,
This is how you know you’ve found someone you can’t afford to miss.”
​— Tony Ciampa