What is a love poem? Is it necessarily a poem about romantic love? About romance? Marriage and commitment? Or is a love poem something else entirely?

In a recent short story I wrote, a writer is told by a young critic that he doesn't understand love. "It's neither noble nor eternal, as you would have your audience believe," she says.

"Nobody understands love," the writer admits. "It seems to be Universal. Timeless. Yet, it's also very individual, filtered by our own lives and expectations. I don't understand love, and can't understand love, because it's a different thing for each of us."

These love poems are Universal. Timeless. And yet very much a different thing for each of us. We hope you enjoy them...

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Aphrodite	Zarre
Is there any greater fear than telling someone new that you've fallen in love with them?
Envy the Sun	Jason Silverthorne
Absence makes the heart grow fonder, they say. But seldom has it been said quite as beautifully as this.
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Love and Friendship Poems A subcategory of Love Poems, this category explores the fine line that exists between Friendship and Love. A line that is all too easily crossed.

Poems on Cyber Romance A subcategory of Love Poems, this section presents poetry dealing with romance on the Internet. As the world changes, so too does the way we meet people and find love.

Poems About Teen Love A subcategory of Love Poems, this category deals with the very real joys and pains of discovering love as a teen, often for the first time.

Love Poems For Two A subcategory of Love Poems, this section includes erotic poems of a more adult nature. These poems should not be read alone!

Lost Love Poems - Sad Love Poems A subcategory of Sad Poems, this section presents poetry exploring the pain and devastation of losing love.

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Let Me Not Say I Love You	Beth Hammontree
Take away the three most important words in any language, and what is left. Maybe quite a bit…
I Look At You	Artemis
Falling in love with an ideal stranger is neither difficult nor unusual.
Just Trust	Poet deVine
This lovely and insightful poems on Trust was written as a Special Request from one of our visitors.
Once In My Life	Chris Schultz
The lovely poem is about the way that finding the right person can not only change our life, but can even change who we are.
I Do Not Know	Carrie Abbott
We often talk about what we know and what we want, but sometimes admitting what we don't know can communicate far more.
Need	Michael Anderson
Every person and every love is unique, and there can never be a single poem that expresses all that can be said for each of us. But this one comes very, very close…
You And I	Erin Elizabeth
Love is often about being different. And loving those differences deeply.
You Are	Chantale
Only a poem could so effectively describe what that "special" someone means…
Your Essence	Nancy Ness
To love one another from afar is to engrave each other's essence within our hearts.
A Secret Never Untold	Sofea
One poet takes the time - and words - to say Thank You.
A Shoulder To Cry On	Malcolm Coleman
"Did I do something wrong?" How many times have each of asked, or wanted to ask, that bewildered question? How many times has our only answer been terrible silence?
Missing Sunshine	Maria Byrne
Change is almost always difficult, and sometimes even when we seek it -- still we fear it.
The Dream Of Paradise	Malcolm Coleman
When two people are separated by vast distances, sometimes the only thing they have left are their dreams.
The Reason	Malcolm Coleman
Why? is a question frequently asked by little children and young lovers.
Time Heals All	Wendy Croft
Sometimes the very structure of a poem can be its real message…
Trust	Malcolm Coleman
Asking to be trusted is as fruitless as asking to be loved. What do you do when the one you love doesn't trust?
Unexpected No	Wendy Croft
In Love, as in all things, timing is paramount. This is a story about bad timing…
Ancient Memories	Lex
In which we "sing" (quite literally) of memories of love.
Your Love	Lex
The road to Love is curved, bumpy, and filled with unexpected barriers. This song of Love speaks of a few…
Music From Within	Agnes Nogal
The right love carries with it many surprises…
Passionate Encounter	Mrs. Poetry
Take a trip into a person's heart, where sincere words struggle to emerge.
Soulmates	Agnes Nogal
There are many kinds of love. But there is only one kind of forever.
I Found Love	LaTiefa Alston
This is a touching poem of a romance that could not survive the "forever" of fairy tales, but nonetheless refuses to die.
Perfect Love	Mia
What would the Perfect Love be like?
Thirty-Six Years Now	Rosemary J. Gwaltney
Too few people write of the tender beginnings of a long love affair. Is it because not many begun in childhood, last? Well, here's one that did!
True Love	Jeremy Redinger
When words otherwise fail us, sometimes the simplest thing to do is say, "I love you."
In the Fir-Laced Study	Rosemary J. Gwaltney
To marry someone with whom you share a common passion, must be one of life's greatest treasures. I was blessed with such a gift.
Forever Yours	Brier
There are some people we love and can never forget. Even if, perhaps, we should…

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