A Red, Red RoseBy Robert BurnsO my Luve is like a red, red rose That’s newly sprung in June; O my Luve is like the melody That’s…LoveClassic LoveDesire & PassionRomantic LoveNatureTrees & FlowersLivingTime & BrevityRelationshipsArts & SciencesMusicAnniversaryEngagementWeddingsValentine's DayVerse FormsBalladMetersCommon Measure + 12 more
poetry-magazineMarriageBy Lawrence RaabYears later they find themselves talking about chances, moments when their lives might have swerved…LoveRealistic & ComplicatedRelationshipsMen & WomenEngagementWeddings
AltruismBy Molly PeacockWhat if we got outside ourselves and there really was an outside out there, not just our insides turned…LoveRealistic & ComplicatedRelationshipsAnniversaryEngagementWeddingsValentine's DayVerse FormsSonnet + 2 more
I Knew a WomanBy Theodore RoethkeI knew a woman, lovely in her bones, When small birds sighed, she would sigh back at them; Ah, when…LoveClassic LoveDesire & PassionInfatuation & CrushesRomantic LoveNatureThe BodyRelationshipsMen & WomenEngagementValentine's DayStanza FormsRhymed Stanza + 6 more
Tamer and HawkBy Thom GunnI thought I was so tough, But gentled at your hands, Cannot be quick enough To fly for you and show …LoveClassic LoveDesire & PassionRomantic LoveNatureAnimalsLivingMarriage & CompanionshipAnniversaryEngagementValentine's DayTechniquesAlliterationAssonanceImageryMetaphor + 9 more
Sonnet 18: Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day?By William ShakespeareShall I compare thee to a summer’s day? Thou art more lovely and more temperate: Rough winds do shake…LoveClassic LoveDesire & PassionRomantic LoveNatureSummerRelationshipsAnniversaryEngagementWeddingsValentine's DayVerse FormsSonnet + 6 more
poetry-magazine[i carry your heart with me(i carry it in]By E. E. Cummingsi carry your heart with me(i carry it in my heart)i am never without it(anywhere i go you go,my dear…LoveRomantic LoveRelationshipsEngagementWeddingsMetersFree VerseTechniquesImagery + 2 more
The Ache of MarriageBy Denise LevertovThe ache of marriage: thigh and tongue, beloved, are heavy with it, it throbs in the teeth We look…LoveRealistic & ComplicatedLivingMarriage & CompanionshipRelationshipsMen & WomenAnniversaryEngagementWeddingsMetersFree VerseGrief + 5 more
When ’Midst the Gay I MeetBy Thomas MooreWhen ’midst the gay I meet That gentle smile of thine, Though still on me it turns most sweet, I scarce…LoveDesire & PassionRomantic LoveRelationshipsEngagementWeddingsValentine's DayStanza FormsRhymed Stanza + 2 more
The Passionate Shepherd to His LoveBy Christopher MarloweCome live with me and be my love, And we will all the pleasures prove, That Valleys, groves, hills, …LoveClassic LoveDesire & PassionInfatuation & CrushesRomantic LoveNatureLandscapes & PastoralsLivingMarriage & CompanionshipRelationshipsEngagementWeddingsValentine's DayStanza FormsCoupletTypes/ModesPastoralJoy & Contentment + 11 more
Love Calls Us to the Things of This WorldBy Richard WilburThe eyes open to a cry of pulleys, And spirited from sleep, the astounded soul Hangs for a moment bodiless…LoveReligionRelationshipsAnniversaryEngagementWeddingsValentine's DayMetersBlank VerseAnxiety & InsecurityGratitudeJoy & Contentment + 5 more
from EpipsychidionBy Percy Bysshe ShelleyEmily, A ship is floating in the harbour now, A wind is hovering o'er the mountain's brow; There is …LoveDesire & PassionNatureLandscapes & PastoralsSeas, Rivers, & StreamsLivingMarriage & CompanionshipActivitiesTravels & JourneysMythology & FolkloreEngagementStanza FormsCoupletTypes/ModesPastoralAnxiety & InsecurityDisappointmentJoy & Contentment + 11 more
Rabbi Ben EzraBy Robert BrowningGrow old along with me! The best is yet to be, The last of life, for which the first was made: Our times…ReligionJudaismLivingGrowing OldTime & BrevityArts & SciencesPhilosophyEngagementWeddingsStanza FormsRhymed StanzaTechniquesAlliterationAssonancePersonaTypes/ModesDramatic Monologue + 10 more
The Owl and the Pussy-CatBy Edward LearI The Owl and the Pussy-cat went to sea In a beautiful pea-green boat, They took some honey, and plenty…LoveClassic LoveDesire & PassionRomantic LoveNatureAnimalsLivingMarriage & CompanionshipRelationshipsPetsEngagementWeddingsValentine's DayVerse FormsBalladAnimalsBeing Oneself + 10 more
Sonnets from the Portuguese 43: How do I love thee? Let me count the waysBy Elizabeth Barrett BrowningHow do I love thee? Let me count the ways. I love thee to the depth and breadth and height My soul can… Related Audio LoveClassic LoveDesire & PassionRomantic LoveLivingMarriage & CompanionshipRelationshipsAnniversaryEngagementWeddingsValentine's DayVerse FormsSonnet + 6 more
To My Dear and Loving HusbandBy Anne BradstreetIf ever two were one, then surely we. If ever man were loved by wife, then thee. If ever wife was happy… Related Audio LoveDesire & PassionRomantic LoveLivingMarriage & CompanionshipRelationshipsAnniversaryEngagementGratitude & ApologiesWeddingsValentine's DayStanza FormsCoupletGratitude + 7 more
The Good-MorrowBy John DonneI wonder, by my troth, what thou and I Did, till we loved? Were we not weaned till then? But sucked …LoveDesire & PassionFirst LoveRealistic & ComplicatedRomantic LoveRelationshipsEngagementWeddingsValentine's DayStanza FormsRhymed Stanza + 4 more
The BaitBy John DonneCome live with me, and be my love, And we will some new pleasures prove Of golden sands, and crystal…LoveClassic LoveDesire & PassionInfatuation & CrushesRealistic & ComplicatedNatureAnimalsLandscapes & PastoralsSeas, Rivers, & StreamsRelationshipsEngagementValentine's DayStanza FormsCoupletRhymed StanzaTechniquesAlliterationImageryMetaphorTypes/ModesPastoralBoredom + 15 more
Lovers' InfinitenessBy John DonneIf yet I have not all thy love, Dear, I shall never have it all; I cannot breathe one other sigh, to…LoveDesire & PassionInfatuation & CrushesRealistic & ComplicatedUnrequited LoveLivingMarriage & CompanionshipRelationshipsEngagementWeddingsValentine's DayStanza FormsRhymed StanzaDisappointment + 7 more
The IlliterateBy William MeredithTouching your goodness, I am like a man Who turns a letter over in his hand And you might think this…LoveHeartache & LossUnrequited LoveLivingMarriage & CompanionshipRelationshipsArts & SciencesReading & BooksAnniversaryEngagementWeddingsValentine's DayVerse FormsSonnet + 7 more