76+ Best Classic Love Poems

I love your hair when the strands enmesh Your kisses against my face.

Best classic love poems. Its just my favorites and I encourage everyone to share their favorites in the comments below. I love your lips when theyre wet with wine And red with a wild desire. I dont love you as if you were a rose of salt topaz or arrow of carnations that propagate fire. I love your arms when the warm white flesh Touches mine in a fond embrace.

Categorized as a metaphysical poet Donne wrote some of the best known poems on the theme of love including The Good-Morrow and A Valediction. The effect is a poem that is deeply relatable giving the reader that. You are a union beyond my meiosis. Love and Age by Thomas Love Peacock 3.

The love theme was well explored by William Shakespeare in his sonnets. I Love You by Ella Wheeler Wilcox. William Butler Yeatss exploration of enduring love makes this one of the most famous love poems to date. Related Content 10 Greatest Love Poems Ever Written.

Dickinson may be more famed for her drab and depressing work but this is a fine love poem. I love your eyes when the lovelight lies Lit with a passionate fire. Another extremely popular love poem by a metaphysical poet is The Passionate Shepherd to His Love. You are a Yukon beyond my Micronesia.

Variations on the Word Love is a poem for anyone whos ever felt love isnt the word to describe your feelings for someone because you also love spaghetti. Love Me Little Love Me Long by Robert Herrick 2. The poem plays out almost like a stream of consciousness with the narrator trying to piece together how they feel. They will be considered for publication on this website.

Of course this is not an exhaustive or even overly authoritative list. The couple in this poem is together for the long haul even as the rest of their lives and their bodies change. These classic love poems and more modern romantic poetry will melt even the most cynical heart. So many great love poems are formed around hypothetical questions.

I guess I should explain what I look for in a love poem. Margaret Atwood writes of the shortcomings of the word saying you can rub it all over your body and you can cook with it too. Whether its for an anniversary Valentines Day or just because heres a selection of love poems for your special someone. One man loved the pilgrim soul in you And loved the sorrows of your changing face.

You are a universe beyond my mitochondria. You are a unicycle beyond my migration. Any Lit by Harryette Mullen. Its a wonderful list to make ones weekend.

I thought this year Id share my top 10 best love poems ever written. Not for me the cold calm kiss. Simple Famous Love Poems and the Best Classic Poems about love for him and her. I love you as one loves certain obscure things secretly between the shadow and the soul.

All of them are beautiful. Take inspiration from our favorites for your own Valentines. Many good poems and poets had to be left off of this list. Classic and contemporary love poems to share.

In the comments section below feel free to make additions or construct your own lists. All of them are about love. Page 2 - The most popular simple famous and classic love poems by famous and great poets throughout history. The Passionate Shepherd to His Love by Christopher Marlowe 4.

Further I would recommend some more from my own list.