As Winds That Blow Against A StarBy Joyce KilmerNow by what whim of wanton chanceDo radiant eyes know sombre days?And feet that shod in light should...LoveClassic LoveOptimism
p1For my love at the time of our ceremonyBy Alexis De VeauxI pray for us as evening glides over implore the gods pray for us pray for this breathing planet the...LoveClassic LoveRomantic LoveRelationshipsLGBTQ+Weddings
p1blueBy Alexis Pauline Gumbsthis is how i want you to love me blue over blue over blue wet til the paper buckles dark so the owls...LoveClassic LoveDesire & PassionRomantic LovePassion
p1Late NightBy Nome Emeka Patricklate night, our hearts ticking, the crickets outside play the the drums of their lives the candle by...LoveClassic LoveDesire & PassionRomantic Love
VoyagesBy Hart CraneI Above the fresh ruffles of the surf Bright striped urchins flay each other with sand. They have contrived...LoveClassic LoveDesire & PassionInfatuation & CrushesRomantic LoveNatureSeas, Rivers, & StreamsLivingTime & BrevityRelationshipsLGBTQ+ActivitiesTravels & JourneysStanza FormsMixedMetersBlank Verse + 10 more
Ego Dormio: [All perishes and passes]By Richard Rolle[Alle perisches and passes pat we with eghe see] It wanes into wrechednes, þe welth of þis worlde. Robes...LoveClassic LoveReligionChristianityGod & the DivineTechniquesAlliteration
p1In the Bone-Cracking ColdBy M. Bartley SeigelOn this cross-quarter day, quick to temper and cool, your long lashes startle me with their rime of ...LoveClassic LoveRelationshipsActivitiesSports & Outdoor ActivitiesJoy & Contentment
p1the world is about to end and my grandparents are in loveBy Kara Jackson still, living like they orbit one another, my grandfather, the planet, & grandma, his moon assigned...LoveClassic LoveRelationshipsFamily & AncestorsMen & WomenJoy & ContentmentClassicsTimeless Treasures
Bourbon with PetrarchBy Wendy BattinIf you can taste the oak in aging love, then no betrayal overcomes the taste of smoke on the lips and...LoveClassic LoveDesire & PassionArts & SciencesPoetry & PoetsGrief
Love in a Time of Climate ChangeBy Craig Santos PerezI don't love you as if you were rare earth metals, conflict diamonds, or reserves of crude oil that ...LoveClassic LoveDesire & PassionNatureSocial CommentariesHistory & Politics
Here It IsBy Mohja KahfHere it is Ramadan and I forgot to pray I can think only of you Here it is iftar and I forgot to eat...LoveClassic LoveDesire & Passion
p1Thine Will Be DoneBy Luther HughesI came to understand you, dear aperture, dear sweet sweet apple. I lean into the raven headboard and...LoveClassic LoveDesire & PassionRelationshipsLGBTQ+Joy & Contentment
p1éclat & cast lotsBy Geraldine Clarksoni married a person of great age whom i had won in a bet. they seemed prophet or king. of considerable...LoveClassic LoveDesire & PassionLivingMarriage & CompanionshipThe MindMemory & NostalgiaRelationshipsMen & WomenGratitudeJoy & ContentmentOptimism + 5 more
I Save My LoveBy Marjorie SaiserI save my love for what is close, for the dog's eyes, the depths of brown when I take a wet cloth to...LoveClassic Love
The Thing IsBy Ellen Bassto love life, to love it even when you have no stomach for it and everything you’ve held dear crumbles...LoveClassic LoveLivingSorrow & Grieving
Le Monocle de Mon OncleBy Wallace Stevens“Mother of heaven, regina of the clouds, O sceptre of the sun, crown of the moon, There is not nothing...LoveClassic LoveDesire & PassionRealistic & ComplicatedRomantic LoveReligionChristianityRelationshipsArts & SciencesLanguage & LinguisticsPhilosophyMetersBlank Verse + 6 more
Ode on a Grecian UrnBy John KeatsThou still unravish'd bride of quietness, Thou foster-child of silence and slow time, Sylvan historian...LoveClassic LoveDesire & PassionHeartache & LossInfatuation & CrushesRomantic LoveUnrequited LoveNatureLandscapes & PastoralsLivingThe MindMemory & NostalgiaTime & BrevityRelationshipsArts & SciencesMusicPainting & SculpturePhilosophyMythology & FolkloreGreek & Roman MythologyStanza FormsRhymed StanzaTechniquesImageryTypes/ModesEkphrasisOdeAnxiety & InsecurityDisappointmentArts & CultureClassics + 24 more
p1Becoming SeventyBy Joy HarjoWe arrived when the days grew legs of night. Chocolates were offered. We ate latkes for hours to celebrate...LoveClassic LoveReligionThe SpiritualLivingLife ChoicesParenthoodThe BodyThe MindMemory & NostalgiaTime & BrevityRelationshipsHome LifeBirthdaysMetersFree VerseTechniquesEpigraphGratitude + 12 more
p1Redbird LoveBy Joy HarjoWe watched her grow up. She was the urgent chirper, Fledgling flier. And when spring rolled Out its ...LoveClassic LoveDesire & PassionNatureAnimalsLivingComing of AgeThe BodyRelationshipsHome LifeMen & WomenMetersFree VerseGratitudeJoy & ContentmentOptimism + 9 more
p1Tobacco Origin Story, Because Tobacco Was a Gift Intended to Walk Alongside Us to the StarsBy Joy HarjoIt was way back, before there was a way back When time threaded earth and sky. Children were conceived...LoveClassic LoveNatureTrees & FlowersReligionThe SpiritualThe MindMemory & NostalgiaMythology & FolkloreFairy-tales & LegendsMetersFree VerseDisappointment + 6 more