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
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
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
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...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...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