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Explore the history and diversity of love poetry with this curated list of 65 poems from various authors and genres. Whether you need a romantic ode, a heartbreak anthem, or a friendship celebration, you'll find a poem that speaks to your heart.
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Explore a diverse selection of love poems from ancient Greek to modern, from Shakespeare to Sappho, from wedding to erotic. Find poems for any occasion, mood, or relationship, or browse by theme, poet, or collection.
- [i Carry Your Heart With Me(i Carry It In] By E.E. Cummings. in Famous Love Poems. Stories 15. Shares 45459. Fav orited 133. Votes 3621. Rating.
- If You Forget Me By Pablo Neruda. in Famous Love Poems. Stories 9. Shares 19071. Fav orited 117. Votes 2279. Rating.
- How Do I Love Thee? By Elizabeth Barrett Browning. in Famous Love Poems. Stories 6. Shares 20223. Fav orited 99. Votes 1999. Rating.
- I Love You By Ella Wheeler Wilcox. in Famous Love Poems. Stories 4. Shares 25982. Fav orited 115. Votes 3314. Rating.
- “Aedh Wishes for the Cloths of Heaven” by W.B. Yeats. Had I the heavens’ embroidered cloths, Enwrought with golden and silver light, The blue and the dim and the dark cloths.
- “I wish I could remember that first day” by Christina Rossetti. I wish I could remember that first day, First hour, first moment of your meeting me, If bright or dim the season, it might be.
- “Your Hands” by Angelina Weld Grimké. I love your hands: They are big hands, firm hands, gentle hands; Hair grows on the back near the wrist . . . . I have seen the nails broken and stained.
- “Love Song” by Dorothy Parker. My own dear love, he is strong and bold. And he cares not what comes after. His words ring sweet as a chime of gold, And his eyes are lit with laughter.
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- “Come, And Be My Baby” by Maya Angelou. The highway is full of big cars. going nowhere fast. And folks is smoking anything that’ll burn. Some people wrap their lies around a cocktail glass.
- “To My Dear Loving Husband” by Anna Bradstreet. If ever two were one, then surely we. If ever man were loved by wife, then thee. If ever wife was happy in a man,
- “Variations on the Word Love” by Margaret Atwood. This is a word we use to plug. holes with. It’s the right size for those warm. blanks in speech, for those red heart-shaped.
- “Always for The First Time” by André Breton. There is a silk ladder unrolled across the ivy. There is. That leaning over the precipice. Of the hopeless fusion of your presence and absence.
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Feb 4, 2020 · Since the days of epic poetry, poets have used sonnets, free verse, villanelles, slam poetry, short poems, and even instagram poetry to describe love. These love poems I’ve collected vary widely. Some are classic love poems. Some love poems were posted on social media this year. Some rhyme. Others don’t. Most are romantic. A few are sad or ...
