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
p1Perfect OrangeBy Ching-In ChenBecause today our hands unravel a perfect orange we each left our homes drank ripening light before ...NatureTrees & FlowersActivitiesEating & DrinkingWeddingsJoy & ContentmentOptimism
"You Don't Know What Love Is"By Bill ZavatskyThat's what the first line says of the song I've been playing all summer at the keyboard—trying to get...LoveBreak-ups & Vexed LoveRomantic LoveLivingMarriage & CompanionshipWeddingsHumorOptimism
p1The Wedding PlannersBy Gregory PardloWe need a preacher who’ll say up in here instead of herein. Our vows should reference calla lilies and the snowy pistils...LivingLife ChoicesMarriage & CompanionshipWeddingsMetersFree VerseDisappointment
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 sweetly...LoveClassic LoveDesire & PassionRomantic LoveNatureTrees & FlowersLivingTime & BrevityRelationshipsArts & SciencesMusicAnniversaryEngagementWeddingsValentine's DayVerse FormsBalladMetersCommon Measure + 12 more
p1MarriageBy Lawrence RaabYears later they find themselves talking about chances, moments when their lives might have swerved ...LoveRealistic & ComplicatedRelationshipsMen & WomenEngagementWeddings
The CanonizationBy John DonneFor God’s sake hold your tongue, and let me love, Or chide my palsy, or my gout, My five gray hairs,...LoveClassic LoveDesire & PassionInfatuation & CrushesRealistic & ComplicatedLivingMarriage & CompanionshipRelationshipsMen & WomenArts & SciencesPoetry & PoetsWeddingsStanza FormsCoupletRhymed StanzaTechniquesImageryMetaphorBlameDisappointment + 13 more
p1Celebration for June 24By Thomas McGrathBefore you, I was living on an island And all around the seas of that lonely coast Cast up their imitation...LoveFirst LoveRomantic LoveLivingMarriage & CompanionshipRelationshipsAnniversaryWeddings
The Whitsun WeddingsBy Philip LarkinThat Whitsun, I was late getting away: Not till about One-twenty on the sunlit Saturday Did my three...LivingMarriage & CompanionshipActivitiesTravels & JourneysWeddingsStanza FormsRhymed Stanza
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
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
p1[love is more thicker than forget]By E. E. Cummingslove is more thicker than forget more thinner than recall more seldom than a wave is wet more frequent...LoveClassic LoveRomantic LoveRelationshipsWeddingsTechniquesAnaphora
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
Sonnet 116: Let me not to the marriage of true mindsBy William ShakespeareLet me not to the marriage of true minds Admit impediments; love is not love Which alters when it alteration...LoveClassic LoveDesire & PassionRealistic & ComplicatedRomantic LoveLivingMarriage & CompanionshipTime & BrevityRelationshipsWeddingsVerse FormsSonnet + 5 more
p1[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 for...LoveRealistic & ComplicatedLivingMarriage & CompanionshipRelationshipsMen & WomenAnniversaryEngagementWeddingsMetersFree VerseGrief + 5 more
Superbly SituatedBy Robert Hershonyou politely ask me not to die and i promise not to right from the beginning—a relationship based on...LoveRealistic & ComplicatedLivingMarriage & CompanionshipRelationshipsAnniversaryWeddingsValentine's DayAnxiety & InsecurityGratitude + 3 more
Cave DwellersBy A. Poulin Jr.I’ve carved a cave in the mountainside. I’ve drilled for water, stocked provisions to last a lifetime...LoveDesire & PassionFirst LoveRomantic LoveLivingMarriage & CompanionshipRelationshipsHome LifeAnniversaryWeddingsValentine's Day + 4 more
Jerusalem ["And did those feet in ancient time"]By William BlakeAnd did those feet in ancient time Walk upon Englands mountains green: And was the holy Lamb of God,...Social CommentariesWar & ConflictReligionChristianityGod & the DivineThe SpiritualMythology & FolkloreFairy-tales & LegendsWeddingsStanza FormsRhymed Stanza + 4 more
Wedding HymnBy Sidney LanierThou God, whose high, eternal Love Is the only blue sky of our life, Clear all the Heaven that bends...LoveDesire & PassionRomantic LoveWeddings