Poems to Fall in Love With

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Whatever the occasion or however the presentation, we have the perfect love poem for you. More Poems About Love: Romantic Poems: Spread the beauty of romance to your lovely partner by gifting them one of these beautiful romantic poems that are sure to light the fire in any relationship! Alfred Tennyson gives us a story of two star-crossed lovers caught in a hopeless affair. The narrator falls in love with the daughter of a man who caused his father’s death. Come into the garden, Maud, For even as love crowns you so shall he crucify you. Even as he is for your growth so is he for your pruning.

W. B. Yeats wrote When You Are Old in 1893. It talks about a poet’s eternal love for his beloved as well as the pain of rejection, and the onslaught of time. When you are old and grey and full of sleep,Into the seasonless world where you shall laugh, but not all of your laughter, and weep, but not all of your tears. Britain’s bestselling anthologiser of poetry turns her discerning eye on the nation’s infants, with a wonderful collection of poems, together with typically acute commentary, for reading aloud to younger children or for older ones to browse through. Maya Angelou was one of America’s most acclaimed poets and storytellers, as well as a celebrated educator and civil rights activist. In ‘Come, And Be My Baby’, Angelou beautifully captures how overwhelming modern life can be and the comfort that love can provide during times of hardship — even if only for a moment. 2. "Bird-Understander" by Craig Arnold These are your own words your way of noticing and saying plainly of not turning away from hurt Percy Bysshe Shelley’s poem shows us how to woo someone we love. Hopefully, things turned out well for this guy. After all, fate favors the bold. The fountains mingle with the river Written from the point of view of a personified love, “Love Is Not A Word” is a rather ambiguous poem. Riyas Qurana explores the notion of love as a whole and relates the concept to nature to emphasize how elemental it is to the human experience. 49. "[Again and again, even though we know love’s landscape]" by Rainer Maria Rilke Again and again, even though we know love’s landscape and the little churchyard with its lamenting names and the terrible reticent gorge in which the others end: again and again the two of us walk out together under the ancient trees, lay ourselves down again and again among the flowers, and look up into the sky.

In ‘Sonnet 116’, Shakespeare talks about the permanence of love — even if the people change as time goes on, the love between them will remain true and strong, or else it isn’t love at all. 55. "My mistress' eyes are nothing like the sun" (Sonnet 130) by William Shakespeare I grant I never saw a goddess go; My mistress, when she walks, treads on the ground: And yet, by heaven, I think my love as rare As any she belied with false compare. Then you gracefully and slowly lean towards me. I lean towards you. Are lips meet….your kiss whispers a thousand words. You slowly ands romantically run your hands along my body. Surprisingly I am not nervous. I am actually very calm.

43. "Your Feet" by Pablo Neruda 

Not all love poems are about romantic love, or saying “I love you.” In this poem, Smith shares protective and optimistic love that seeks to inspire potential in those that we love, especially our children. You can read the full poem here. How to Read Poetry

Additionally, while these love poems can be used to write down as a gift, might we suggest reading them aloud to your partner as well to express every bit of love that you have for them in words! Not a thought on my mind. Nothing but you. As we slowly fall to the bed. I wish this night would never end. Just you holding me closely. I close my eyes. All I see is you and me in the future. Still holding each other, not wanting to ever let go. Not willing to. In ‘I Love You’, Ella Wheeler Wilcox lays out the tiny moments that add up to why the speaker feels so passionately about her love, before going on to describe the colder attributes she’s not looking for in a relationship. This juxtaposition helps to make the initial love she describes all the more special. 64. "We Have Not Long to Love" by Tennessee WilliamsThe words of 13th-century Persian poet Rumi have transcended national, ethnic, and religious divides for centuries. The passion and dedication in ‘Defeated by Love’ is apparent in each line, making this enduring testament to the power of love one of the most beautiful love poems on our list. 53. "Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day? (Sonnet 18)" by William Shakespeare This sonnet by John Keats is one sensual work of art. Bright Star speaks of a passionate love comparable to celestial objects, or beings. Bright star, would I were stedfast as thou art—

To My Dear and Loving Husband" by Anne Bradstreet Thy love is such I can no way repay; The heavens reward thee manifold, I pray. Then while we live, in love let’s so persever, That when we live no more, we may live ever. Nathan McClain’s inspiration for ‘Love Elegy in the Chinese Garden, with Koi’ was a date to the Huntington Botanical Gardens. In the poem, McClain aimed to ‘explore the sense of anxiety’ between two potential lovers, and the weighty emotional baggage that previous failed relationships can bestow upon you. 41. "I think I should have loved you presently (Sonnet IX)" by Edna St. Vincent Millay I think I should have loved you presently, And given in earnest words I flung in jest; And lifted honest eyes for you to see, And caught your hand against my cheek and breast; And all my pretty follies flung aside That won you to me, and beneath you gaze Pablo Neruda was a Nobel Prize-winning Chilean poet-diplomat. The Love Sonnet XI is about expressing your desire toward your lover. Starting with “I crave your mouth, your voice, your hair,” this poem is laden with an impressive use of imagery to impress upon us the sensuality of its message. Here are 21 love poems from a variety of authors and generations. Sonnet 116 by William Shakespeare A poetry anthology designed for the self help generation and including both classics and unpublished poems, this book provides a cure, or at least a consolation, for every modern misery.An anthology of poems to help you through the battle of the sexes. This book aims to be the poetic alternative to the friend at the end of the phone. Ditch “the rules”, pop psychology, scented candles, life coaches and aromatherapy. If you want to win the battle of the sexes listen to the people who know – the poets who through the ages, have been there too… Movement Song’ by Audre Lorde is about the end of a relationship. While the sorrow felt after the speaker’s heart has been broken is clear, the poem ultimately ends with hope that the pair can both have a new beginning — albeit apart. 39. "Camomile Tea" by Katherine Mansfield We might be fifty, we might be five, So snug, so compact, so wise are we! Under the kitchen-table leg My knee is pressing against his knee. In this extraordinary memoir, the contrasts between Argentina and England serve as a metaphor for the clashes in the author’s life, caught between two parents, two countries and two cultures. Intensely personal, funny and unsentimental, ‘The Silver River’ explores universal questions about families, identity and growing up in a way that has never been done before. Poems are a great way to express ideas. With the right imagery and word choice, you can sweep your special someone off their feet. But poems of love aren’t only about joy and ecstasy: many also tell of heartbreak, infidelity, and sadness. And think not you can direct the course of love, for love, if it finds you worthy, directs your course.