How Do I Love Thee

 Enjoy these famous but short love poems. The beginning of the poem, How Do I Love Thee, has been quoted many times since the original poetry was written. This is a great poem to share with others, especially with that special person in your life. Find wisdom about love in the others poems published here. The collection of love poetry has been put together by
Short Love Poems

How Do I Love Thee?
Poet: Elizabeth Barrett Browning

How do I love thee?
Let me count the ways.

I love thee to the depth and breadth and height
My soul can reach, when feeling out of sight

For the ends of Being and ideal Grace.
I love thee to the level of every day's

Most quiet need, by sun and candlelight.
I love thee freely, as men strive for right;

I love thee purely, as they turn from praise.
I love thee with the passion put to use

In my old griefs, and with my childhood's faith.
I love thee with a love I seemed to lose

With my lost saints - I love thee with the breath,
Smiles, tears, of all my life! - and, if God choose,
I shall but love thee better after death.


"Many are the starrs I see,
but in my eye no starr like thee."
English Saying
"Love is a symbol of eternity. It wipes out all sense of time, destroying all memory of a beginning and all fear of an end." Author Unknown


I Miss You
Poet: Rena Nelson

I want to cry every night,
because I miss the way we fight.
I pray for you every night,
because I miss you not being in my sight.

I miss the sound of your voice,
that I am sick and tired of all this noise.
I miss the way you smell,
oh that smell.

I miss the look upon your face,
that made me smile with such grace.
I love you so much I can't deny,
for when I see you I will break down and cry.

For when I cry these happy tears, I won't have anymore fears.
You'll be home safe with me,
that I'll be able to sleep.
Oh how I miss you so much.

I'll just have to wait and hope you will, keep in touch.





Happy Valentines Day Sweetheart
By Charlie Mard

I look forward to being with you in 2002
We have many things to discover and do
I promise to be there when trials get you down
On days you are sad, I will play the clown

I shall never be deceitful or lie in anyway
But strive to show you that you're special everyday
I will protect you and love you and never depart
Because my love for you comes from the depth of my Heart.


"I claim there ain't another Saint
as great as Valentine."
Ogden Nash


The Hours
By George Moore

The hours I spend with you I look upon as sort of a perfumed garden,
a dim twilight, and a fountain singing to it.
You and you alone make me feel that I am alive.
Other men it is said have seen angels,
but I have seen thee and thou art enough.

"Oh, if it be to choose and call thee mine, love, thou art every day my Valentine!"
Thomas Hood

Tell Her So
By Author Unknown

Amid the cares of married strife
In spite of toil and business life
If you value your dear wife-
Tell her so!

When days are dark and deeply blue
She has her troubles, same as you
Show her that your love is true
Tell her so!

Don't act as if she's past her prime
As tho' to please her were a crime
if ever you loved her, now's the time-
Tell her so!

She'll return for each caress
A hundred fold of tenderness,
Hearts like hers were made to bless;
Tell her so!

You are hers and hers alone;
Well you know she's all your own;
Don't wait to carve it on a stone-
Tell her so!

Never let her heart grow cold
Richer beauties will unfold
She is worth her weight in gold
Tell her so!

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