78+ Best Classic Love Poems

I thought this year Id share my top 10 best love poems ever written.

Best classic love poems. Related Content 10 Greatest Love Poems Ever Written. All of them are beautiful. Page 2 - The most popular simple famous and classic love poems by famous and great poets throughout history. Dickinson may be more famed for her drab and depressing work but this is a fine love poem.

These classic love poems and more modern romantic poetry will melt even the most cynical heart. The couple in this poem is together for the long haul even as the rest of their lives and their bodies change. I love your hair when the strands enmesh Your kisses against my face. Not for me the cold calm kiss.

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. I guess I should explain what I look for in a love poem. The effect is a poem that is deeply relatable giving the reader that. I love you as one loves certain obscure things secretly between the shadow and the soul.

So many great love poems are formed around hypothetical questions. Of course this is not an exhaustive or even overly authoritative list. You are a Yukon beyond my Micronesia. You are a union beyond my meiosis.

Further I would recommend some more from my own list. You are a unicycle beyond my migration. Another extremely popular love poem by a metaphysical poet is The Passionate Shepherd to His Love. 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.

The essay included some of my personal favourite love poems. Whether its for an anniversary Valentines Day or just because heres a selection of love poems for your special someone. They will be considered for publication on this website. I love your lips when theyre wet with wine And red with a wild desire.

I love your arms when the warm white flesh Touches mine in a fond embrace. All of them are about love. Let me count the waysI love thee to the depth and breadth and heightMy soul can reach when feeling out of sightFor the ends of being and ideal graceI love thee to the level of every daysMost. Many good poems and poets had to be left off of this list.

The Passionate Shepherd to His Love by Christopher Marlowe 4. Simple Famous Love Poems and the Best Classic Poems about love for him and her. I Love You by Ella Wheeler Wilcox. Any Lit by Harryette Mullen.

You are a ukulele beyond my microphone. Its a wonderful list to make ones weekend. Love Me Little Love Me Long by Robert Herrick 2. Classic and contemporary love poems to share.

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. I dont love you as if you were a rose of salt topaz or arrow of carnations that propagate fire. You are a universe beyond my mitochondria. The poem plays out almost like a stream of consciousness with the narrator trying to piece together how they feel.

Take inspiration from our favorites for your own Valentines. In the comments section below feel free to make additions or construct your own lists. I love your eyes when the lovelight lies Lit with a passionate fire. Its just my favorites and I encourage everyone to share their favorites in the comments below.

William Butler Yeatss exploration of enduring love makes this one of the most famous love poems to date.