Top 10 Favorite Love Poems
1.Sonnet 116 by William Shakespeare
A Shakrespearean sonnet cherished for over 400 years for it's hopefulness and promis of eternal and unchanging love.
2.Love One Another by Kahlil Gibran
This poem, also titled "On Marriage" explains the great bond between two people and the importance to share, but also the importance to have things to yourself.
3.Meeting at Night by Robert Browning
Love is sometimes something we must go through hurdles to have, but in the end, we are happy and joyful. This poem is listed as a "must read aloud" to gain full appreciation of the writing.
4.My River by Emily Dickinson
Love comes and asks to take her away. She hesitates slightly before agreeing and fleeing into the wonderful sea of love.
5.Love's Philosophy by Percy Bysshe Shelley
Shelley is masterful in describing love and his philosophy for how it should be treated.
6.Maud by Alfred, Lord Tennyson
A poem about an unnamed lover where the narrator encounters life, death, and the question of afterlife.
7.Annabelle Lee by Edgar Allan Poe
A love so strong that even the angels are jealous. This is Poe's last complete poem and arguably one of his best poetry writings.
8.Bright Star, Would I Were Steadfast as Thou Art by John Keats
The poet wishes upon the sky to have his love as constant as the bright stars above.
9.To His Coy Mistress by Andrew Marvell
The author tries to convince a woman to respond to his love and make the most of their passion with the short time they have to live.
10.Troilus and Criseyde (Download .zip) by Geoffrey Chaucer
The tragic retelling of the Siege of Troy. This is considered to be Chaucer's finest work.
These poems are recognized around the world as some of the best love poems ever written. Whether you agree or not is another matter. However, they should definitely be put into the conversation and not forgotten about in libraries around the world.
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