The Best Slow DancerBy David WagonerUnder the sagging clotheslines of crepe paper By the second string of teachers and wallflowers In the…LoveFirst LoveInfatuation & CrushesNatureThe BodyRelationshipsArts & SciencesTheater & DanceValentine's Day + 2 more
from The Book of FunnelsBy Christian HawkeyFräulein, can you sometimes, when I can’t sleep, I drag my sleeping bag into the meadow’s precise…LoveDesire & PassionRelationshipsValentine's Day
RomanceBy Claude McKayTo clasp you now and feel your head close-pressed, Scented and warm against my beating breast; To whisper…LoveDesire & PassionInfatuation & CrushesRealistic & ComplicatedRomantic LoveRelationshipsValentine's DayStanza FormsCouplet + 2 more
Double DoorsBy Richard JonesValentine’s Day breakfast at Baker’s Square: Laura drinks coffee while I watch Andrew, who refuses to…LoveRomantic LoveLivingMarriage & CompanionshipParenthoodTime & BrevityArts & SciencesPoetry & PoetsValentine's DayJoy & Contentment + 3 more
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
Lunchbox Love NoteBy Kenn NesbittInside my lunch to my surprise a perfect heart-shaped love note lies. The outside says, “Will you be…LoveRelationshipsValentine's DayStanza FormsRhymed StanzaHolidaysSchool
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
“Bright star, would I were stedfast as thou art”By John KeatsBright star, would I were stedfast as thou art— Not in lone splendour hung aloft the night And watching…LoveClassic LoveDesire & PassionInfatuation & CrushesRomantic LoveNatureStars, Planets, HeavensSeas, Rivers, & StreamsLivingMarriage & CompanionshipRelationshipsMen & WomenValentine's DayVerse FormsSonnetTechniquesAllusionImagery + 11 more
A Maul for Bill and Cindy’s WeddingBy Gary SnyderSwung from the toes out, Belly-breath riding on the knuckles, The ten-pound maul lifts up, Sails in…LoveRealistic & ComplicatedLivingMarriage & CompanionshipThe MindDoubt & ContemplationRelationshipsActivitiesJobs & WorkingWeddingsValentine's DayTechniquesMetaphor + 6 more
First turn to me. . . .By Bernadette MayerFirst turn to me after a shower, you come inside me sideways as always in the morning you ask me to…LoveDesire & PassionRelationshipsMen & WomenValentine's DayHumorJoy & Contentment
The Love CookBy Ron PadgettLet me cook you some dinner. Sit down and take off your shoes and socks and in fact the rest of your…LoveDesire & PassionRelationshipsActivitiesEating & DrinkingValentine's Day
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
To His Coy MistressBy Andrew MarvellHad we but world enough and time, This coyness, lady, were no crime. We would sit down, and think which… Related Audio LoveClassic LoveDesire & PassionInfatuation & CrushesRomantic LoveLivingTime & BrevityRelationshipsMen & WomenValentine's DayStanza FormsCoupletDisappointment + 6 more
I am Trying to Break Your HeartBy Kevin YoungI am hoping to hang your head on my wall in shame— the slightest taxidermy thrills me. Fish forever…LoveBreak-ups & Vexed LoveDesire & PassionHeartache & LossInfatuation & CrushesUnrequited LoveNatureAnimalsSocial CommentariesGender & SexualityRelationshipsFriends & EnemiesValentine's DayStanza FormsCoupletTechniquesAlliterationImageryMetaphor + 12 more
One Hundred Love Sonnets: XVIIBy Pablo NerudaI don’t love you as if you were a rose of salt, topaz, or arrow of carnations that propagate fire: …LoveDesire & PassionRomantic LoveRelationshipsWeddingsValentine's DayVerse FormsSonnetTechniquesAnaphora + 3 more
FinaleBy Pablo NerudaMatilde, years or days sleeping, feverish, here or there, gazing off, twisting my spine, bleeding…LoveDesire & PassionRomantic LoveLivingMarriage & CompanionshipRelationshipsAnniversaryValentine's DayGratitude + 2 more
The Pomegranate and the Big CrowdBy Alberto RíosVentura because she was hungry and because She was curious—but more because she was curious— Took the…LoveLivingGrowing OldMarriage & CompanionshipThe MindMemory & NostalgiaRelationshipsFamily & AncestorsMen & WomenActivitiesEating & DrinkingArts & SciencesPhilosophyValentine's Day + 7 more
poetry-magazineIn Love with YouBy Kenneth Koch I O what a physical effect it has on me To dive forever into the light blue sea Of your acquaintance… Related Audio LoveRomantic LoveNatureSeas, Rivers, & StreamsRelationshipsMen & WomenValentine's Day
Astrophil and Stella 20: Fly, fly, my friends, I have my death wound, flyBy Sir Philip SidneyFly, fly, my friends, I have my death wound, fly! See there that boy, that murd'ring boy, I say, Who…LoveInfatuation & CrushesRealistic & ComplicatedRelationshipsValentine's DayVerse FormsSonnet