Then you gracefully and slowly lean towards me. I lean towards you. Are lips meet….your kiss whispers a thousand words. You slowly ands romantically run your hands along my body. Surprisingly I am not nervous. I am actually very calm. Which of these poems makes you want to fall in love all over again? Share your thoughts in the comments below! If you enjoyed this post, then you might also like: And none but thou shalt be my paramour!" 26. "When I Too Long Have Looked Upon Your Face" by Edna St. Vincent Millay Always For The First Time’ is André Breton’s ode to a woman he has not met, but is willing to wait every day for. Breton was the French founder of the surrealist movement, which aimed to blur the lines between dreams and reality in art — explaining the rather whimsical nature of this beautiful love poem. 8. "Love and Friendship" by Emily Brontë

In ‘I Love You’, Ella Wheeler Wilcox lays out the tiny moments that add up to why the speaker feels so passionately about her love, before going on to describe the colder attributes she’s not looking for in a relationship. This juxtaposition helps to make the initial love she describes all the more special. 64. "We Have Not Long to Love" by Tennessee Williams I Carry Your Heart with Me” is a sentimental poem by E. E. Cummings that speaks of the intense love that governs a person’s whole being and portrays love in its purest form. Samuel Taylor Coleridge‘s “Love” might be quite lengthy, but it speaks of a daring courtship. All thoughts, all passions, all delights, We’re surrounded by candles. The only noise we can hear is the wind and that sounds like Angels singing to us. The speaker in Lisa Olstein’s ‘Dear One Absent This Long While’ is anxiously waiting for her loved one to return home. The nervous buzz of anticipation as the speaker waits to return to a life of comfort and mundanity, a puzzle from which their lover is the only missing piece, gives this love poem a beautiful raw honesty. 45. "My Lover Is a Woman" by Pat Parker my lover is a woman & when i hold her feel her warmth i feel good feel safe

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All these things shall love do unto you that you may know the secrets of your heart, and in that knowledge become a fragment of Life’s heart.

Christopher Poindexter here presents a deeply honest and relatable portrait of a love that goes beyond the limits of language, as he describes the overwhelming and paradoxical longing it’s possible to feel even when your lover is right by your side. 48. “Love Is Not A Word” by Riyas Qurana Amidst all this I keep a falling flower in the mid-air DM: If you prefer to slide into people’s DMs, have at it. But understand it’s the least genuine, most suspicious method.

20. "Married Love" by Guan Daosheng

Kevin Varrone confesses how close he feels to his lover in ‘poem I wrote sitting across the table from you’. Written in a moment of procrastination as he worked on a longer verse in a coffee shop, the poem expresses how Varrone wants his lover to partake on all of his adventures, no matter how big or small. 61. "On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous" by Ocean Vuong Tell me it was for the hunger & nothing less. For hunger is to give the body what it knows And think not you can direct the course of love, for love, if it finds you worthy, directs your course. In ‘Heart to Heart’, Rita Dove rejects the typical clichés that come with falling in love. With her down-to-earth approach to the topic, she assures the intended reader that although she may struggle to show her love, that doesn’t mean it’s not there. 25. "Love" by Carol Ann Duffy you’re where I stand, hearing the sea, crazy for the shore, seeing the moon ache and fret for the earth. When morning comes, the sun, ardent, covers the trees in gold, you walk

Though its author was known for a life of adventure and scandal, Lord Byron’s poem ‘She Walks in Beauty’ refers notably less to passionate or sexual love compared to his other works. That said, his astonishment at this woman’s beauty comes across instantly, making this a beautifully romantic poem. 13. "Love is a fire that burns unseen" by Luís Vaz de Camões Love is a fire that burns unseen, a wound that aches yet isn’t felt, an always discontent contentment, a pain that rages without hurting, Alfred Tennyson gives us a story of two star-crossed lovers caught in a hopeless affair. The narrator falls in love with the daughter of a man who caused his father’s death. Come into the garden, Maud, In Shakespeare’s final entry on our list, he challenges the traditional association of love with beauty. It doesn’t matter what his lover looks like — to him she is the most rare and valuable thing in the world. 56. "Love’s Philosophy" by Percy Bysshe Shelley The fountains mingle with the river And the rivers with the ocean, The winds of heaven mix forever With a sweet emotion; Nothing in the world is single; All things by a law divine In one spirit meet and mingle Why not I with thine? Robert Burns gives us another gushing love poem. The intense attraction is expressed as effectively as the poet can with the use of vivid metaphors. O my Luve is like a red, red rose For even as love crowns you so shall he crucify you. Even as he is for your growth so is he for your pruning.Referring to marriage, Khalil Gibran shares in his poem Love One Another how couples must be honest and open with each other. However, it is unavoidable to keep some small secrets to yourself. You were born together, and together you shall be forever more. Written from the point of view of a personified love, “Love Is Not A Word” is a rather ambiguous poem. Riyas Qurana explores the notion of love as a whole and relates the concept to nature to emphasize how elemental it is to the human experience. 49. "[Again and again, even though we know love’s landscape]" by Rainer Maria Rilke Again and again, even though we know love’s landscape and the little churchyard with its lamenting names and the terrible reticent gorge in which the others end: again and again the two of us walk out together under the ancient trees, lay ourselves down again and again among the flowers, and look up into the sky. Political activist, poet, and essayist June Jordan is one of the most widely-published Jamaican American writers of her generation. In her ‘Poem for My Love’, the speaker is in absolute spiritual awe of her partner and the way she feels about their transcendent love. 35. "for him" by Rupi Kaur no, it won’t be love at first sight when we meet it’ll be love at first remembrance ‘cause i’ve recognized you in my mother’s eyes when she tells me, marry the type of man you’d want to raise your son to be like. Rabindranath Tagore is a Bengali poet with the pen name Bhanu Singha Thakur. It isn’t hard to be swept off your feet as you read these sweet soulful words. Want to try your hand at a romantic poem of your very own? Study our guide on how to write a poem so you can give your sweetie a unique gift this Valentine’s Day!

Falling in love can confuse you in many ways, but it is truly an awesome feeling. You are happier all day. Just the presence of that one person is enough to make your day. You feel more interested in talking about them, you can just talk hours, continuously about them. Even if you’re having a bad day, all you need is just a little conversation with that person. You always have that person on your mind, and every single little thing around you reminds you of them. You start daydreaming, you have many imaginary scenarios in your mind. Just think about them brings a huge smile on your face. We hope you found our list of poems about falling in love with a friend helpful. Use them as inspiration to write your own or send one you like. Another entry from milk and honey, this short, untitled poem takes a bittersweet and world weary, but ultimately generous look at love and its challenges. 37. "Poem To An Unnameable Man" by Dorothea Lasky And I will not cry alsoWidely regarded as the ‘Father of English poetry’, Geoffrey Chaucer wrote some of the most renowned works of the English language, including ‘The Canterbury Tales’ and ‘The Book of the Duchess’. The standalone poem ‘Rondel of Merciless Beauty’ (here translated from Middle English) recounts Chaucer’s heartbreak after being left by the love of his life, pledging his everlasting devotion to her even though it pains him. 16. "Love Comes Quietly" by Robert Creeley A new volume of Daisy Goodwin’s bestselling blend of poetry and self-help to tie in with a major 6 part BBC poetry season presented by Daisy herself… A surefire winner in this wonderfully successful series. This series was transmitted from 14-18 February 2003, and looks at how poets from William Shakespeare and Andrew Marvell to Maya Angelou and Wendy Cope are still relevant today. Britain’s bestselling anthologiser of poetry turns her discerning eye on the nation’s infants, with a wonderful collection of poems, together with typically acute commentary, for reading aloud to younger children or for older ones to browse through. Pablo Neruda was a Nobel Prize-winning Chilean poet-diplomat. The Love Sonnet XI is about expressing your desire toward your lover. Starting with “I crave your mouth, your voice, your hair,” this poem is laden with an impressive use of imagery to impress upon us the sensuality of its message.