Best Love Poems
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You can show someone just how much you care, tell your significant other what he or she means to you, or just engage in some old-fashioned seduction with the best love poems. Drawing heavily from classic works, this list of essential love poems can set the mood when inscribed in a Valentine's Day card or recited over a romantic anniversary dinner.  |
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"Sonnet 29" by William Shakespeare
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Shakespeare describes how thoughts of his love can brighten his mood on even the darkest of days. Share this love poem with someone who inspires these same feelings in you. | ||
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"A Marriage" by Michael Blumenthal
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Just when you think you can't take anymore, your love comes and lightens the load. Using the image of holding up a ceiling, Blumenthal immortalizes the partnership of marriage. | ||
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"First Love" by John Clare
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John Clare aptly describes the feelings brought on by first love - the blushes, the intense focus, and the stealing of your heart. | ||
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"She Walks in Beauty" by George Gordon, Lord Byron
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Byron celebrates a pure, ethereal beauty. Share this poem with someone you find beautiful. | ||
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"Teodoro Luna's Two Kisses" by Alberto Ríos
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The actions of Teodoro Luna represent the comfortable understanding stemming from a long relationship. Even the smallest gestures can have romantic meaning when you've shared so much time together. | ||
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"The Passionate Shepherd to His Love" by Christopher Marlowe
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The speaker promises the world to his love, and you can celebrate the same feeling of wanting to do anything to make a person happy. | ||
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"anyone lived in a pretty how town" by e.e. cummings
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Cummings isn't the most accessible of poets, but the story that emerges perfectly illustrates the reality of unrequited love. Perhaps there's an "anyone" in your life you've been admiring from afar? | ||
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"To His Coy Mistress" by Andrew Marvell
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While this is a classic seduction poem, the overall concept of seizing the day and making the most of your time together easily applies to more than physical expressions of love. | ||
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"The Bean Eaters" by Gwendolyn Brooks
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Although not a love poem at first glance, "The Bean Eaters" nonetheless is included among the best love poems thanks to its image of a contented older couple sharing memories. We can all hope to reach this epoch in our relationships. | ||
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"Annabel Lee" by Edgar Allan Poe
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While not a true tale of horror like much of Poe's work, "Annabel Lee" is still a haunting tale of lost love. | ||
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Elena, if you would like to read a poem mentioned in this article, you just need to click the link that reads "Online text" under its name. Unfortunately, we can't provide a link to the number 2 and 3 poems because they are not old enough to be in the public domain.
-- Contributed by: Loriethis page sucks im trying to find love poem and all i get is this stupid things that people say all i want to see are the love poems not the stupid comments
-- Contributed by: elena
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