Romantic Love Poems for Him
Tell that special guy what’s in your heart with a romantic love poem. Marriage and family therapist Moshe Ratson says, “Words are a powerful way to illustrate love, gratitude, and appreciation.” Use one of these expressive romantic poems to tell your husband or boyfriend of the love and passion you feel for him.
“Sonnets from the Portuguese 43” – Elizabeth Barrett Browning How do I love thee? Let me count the ways.I love thee to the depth and breadth and heightMy soul can reach, when feeling out of sightFor the ends of being and ideal grace.I love thee to the level of every day’sMost quiet need, by sun and candle-light.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 useIn my old griefs, and with my childhood’s faith.I love thee with a love I seemed to loseWith 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.
“Sonnet 147” – William Shakespeare My love is as a fever, longing stillFor that which longer nurseth the disease,Feeding on that which doth preserve the ill,Th’ uncertain sickly appetite to please.My reason, the physician to my love,Angry that his prescriptions are not kept,Hath left me, and I desperate now approveDesire is death, which physic did except.Past cure I am, now reason is past care,And frantic-mad with evermore unrest;My thoughts and my discourse as madmen’s are,At random from the truth vainly expressed: For I have sworn thee fair, and thought thee bright, Who art as black as hell, as dark as night.
“Wild nights - Wild nights!” – Emily Dickinson Wild nights - Wild nights!Were I with theeWild nights should beOur luxury!Futile - the winds -To a Heart in port -Done with the Compass -Done with the Chart!Rowing in Eden -Ah - the Sea!Might I but moor - tonight -In thee!
“A Song in Summer” – Sophie Jewett If I were but the west wind, I would follow you;Cross a hundred hills to find Your world of green and blue;In your pine wood linger, Whisper to you thereStories old and strange, and finger Softly your bright hair.
“The White Rose” – John Boyle O’Reilly The red rose whispers of passion,And the white rose breathes of love;O, the red rose is a falcon,And the white rose is a dove.But I send you a cream-white rosebudWith a flush on its petal tips;For the love that is purest and sweetestHas a kiss of desire on the lips.
“Why I Love Thee?” – Sadakichi Hartmann Why I love thee? Ask why the seawind wanders,Why the shore is aflush with the tide,Why the moon through heaven meanders;Like seafaring ships that rideOn a sullen, motionless deep; Why the seabirds are fluttering the strand Where the waves sing themselves to sleep And starshine lives in the curves of the sand!
“Ever Faithful to You” – Lucian B. Watkins When e'er I read these words, Dear Heart, of your sweet valentine,I'm sure no heart can ever feel a sweeter joy than mine."Faithful!" no word can e'er express a truer, greater love—No truer constancy than this have angels up above! "Ever!" ah, then eternally you pledge that you'll be true!For love's sweet sake, alone, I choose a happy life with you.Through every sorrow, joy or pain that we in life may meet,In sweet companionship we'll share—the bitter with the sweet.We'll live with these words of faithfulness, what e'er our lot may be.And live that we may after death from earthly stains be free.
Unconditional Love Poems for Him
Let him know you’ll love him no matter what comes with a sweet verse. “Relationships are all about honesty, so you should tell them how you feel and not have to hold back,” says Dating Coach Cher Gopman. Unconditional love means you accept your guy as he is without any desire to change him. It’s also a wonderful way to make him feel secure and loved. Tell him that you’ll always be there for him with one of these poems
“I loved you first: but afterwards your love” – Christina Rossetti I loved you first: but afterwards your loveOutsoaring mine, sang such a loftier songAs drowned the friendly cooings of my dove.Which owes the other most? my love was long,And yours one moment seemed to wax more strong;I loved and guessed at you, you construed meAnd loved me for what might or might not be –Nay, weights and measures do us both a wrong.For verily love knows not ‘mine’ or ‘thine;’With separate ‘I’ and ‘thou’ free love has done,For one is both and both are one in love:Rich love knows nought of ‘thine that is not mine;’Both have the strength and both the length thereof,Both of us, of the love which makes us one.
“To My Dear and Loving Husband” – Anne Bradstreet If ever two were one, then surely we.If ever man were loved by wife, then thee.If ever wife was happy in a man,Compare with me, ye women, if you can.I prize thy love more than whole mines of gold,Or all the riches that the East doth hold.My love is such that rivers cannot quench,Nor ought but love from thee give recompense.Thy love is such I can no way repay;The heavens reward thee manifold, I pray.Then while we live, in love let’s so persevere,That when we live no more, we may live ever.
“The Dark Cavalier” – Margaret Widdemer I am the Dark Cavalier; I am the Last Lover:My arms shall welcome you when other arms are tired;I stand to wait for you, patient in the darkness,Offering forgetfulness of all that you desired.I ask no merriment, no pretense of gladness,I can love heavy lids and lips without their rose;Though you are sorrowful you will not weary me;I will not go from you when all the tired world goes.I am the Dark Cavalier; I am the Last Lover;I promise faithfulness no other lips may keep;Safe in my bridal place, comforted by darkness,You shall lie happily, smiling in your sleep.
“Love” – Luis G. Dato In life there is no pleasureTo love and youth unknown,For love is life’s one treasure,And love and life are one.In youth there is one sorrowTo love and life well known,For beauty fades to-morrowWhen youth from love has flown.But love is like the showerThat waters gardens dry,And brings to earth a flowerThat blooms, but cannot die.
“A Song of Love” – Alice Dunbar-Nelson Oh, drink thou deep of the purple wine, And it’s hey for love, for I love you so!Oh, clasp me close, with your lips on mine, And it’s hey for love, for I love you so!The sea lies violet, deep, and wide,My heart beats high with the rushing tide;Was it fancy, beloved, the seagulls cried: “Sing loud for love, for I love him so”?Oh, little boat for tossing wave, Sing loud for love, for I love him so!Oh, y’all pine tree in the shadows grave, Sing loud for love, for I love him so!The little waves kiss the gleaming sand,I laugh in the sun on the joyful land;Beloved, one clasp of your strong young hand; The world is fair, for I love you so!
“Sonnet XLIV” – George Santayana For thee the sun doth daily rise, and setBehind the curtain of the hills of sleep,And my soul, passing through the nether deep,Broods on thy love, and never can forget.For thee the garlands of the wood are wet,For thee the daisies up the meadow’s sweepStir in the sidelong light, and for thee weepThe drooping ferns above the violet.For thee the labour of my studious easeI ply with hope, for thee all pleasures please,Thy sweetness doth the bread of sorrow leaven;And from thy noble lips and heart of goldI drink the comfort of the faiths of old,Any thy perfection is my proof of heaven.
“Secret” – Gwendolyn Bennett I shall make a song like your hair . . . .gold-woven with shadows green-tinged,And I shall play with my songAs myfingers might play with your hair.Deep in my heartI shall play with my song of you,Gently . . . .I shall laughAt its sensitive lustre . . .I shall wrap my song in a blanket,Blue like your eyes are blue With tiny shots of silver.I shall wrap it caressingly,Tenderly . . . .I shall sing a lullabyTo the song I have madeOf your hair and eyes . . .And you will never knowThat deep in my heartI shelter a song of youSecretly . . . .
Deep & Meaningful Love Poems for Him
Express the depth of your love with a meaningful poem. Add a special note to the poem to tell them how much you love and appreciate them to make it even more personal and meaningful, recommends Ratson. Professional writer Alicia Cook says it’s almost impossible to read a poem without inserting yourself into the work. So, make sure to choose a poem that really speaks to you and your relationship with your significant other, and it will feel more special. See if one of these deep and meaningful love poems connects with you. EXPERT TIP Cher Gopman Cher Gopman Dating Coach Cher Gopman is the Founder of NYC Wingwoman LLC, a date coaching service based in New York City. 'NYC Wingwoman' offers matchmaking, wingwoman services, 1-on-1 Coaching, and intensive weekend bootcamps. Cher is a Certified Life Coach, a former psychiatric nurse, and her work has been featured on Inside Edition, Fox, ABC, VH1, and The New York Post. Cher Gopman Cher Gopman Dating Coach It's okay to tell somebody how you feel. In society, we're always scared to tell people how we’re feeling because we're scared to get hurt, but the way to truly fall in love and to be in love is to be vulnerable and to be open to that.
“Love’s Philosophy” – Percy Bysshe Shelley The fountains mingle with the riverAnd the rivers with the ocean,The winds of heaven mix for everWith a sweet emotion;Nothing in the world is single,All things by a law divineIn one another’s being mingle—Why not I with thine?See the mountains kiss high heaven,And the waves clasp one another;No sister-flower would be forgivenIf it disdain’d its brother;And the sunlight clasps the earth,And the moonbeams kiss the sea—What is all this sweet work worthIf thou kiss not me?
“I Am Not Yours” – Sara Teasdale I am not yours, not lost in you,Not lost, although I long to beLost as a candle lit at noon,Lost as a snowflake in the sea.You love me, and I find you stillA spirit beautiful and bright,Yet I am I, who long to beLost as a light is lost in light.Oh plunge me deep in love—put outMy senses, leave me deaf and blind,Swept by the tempest of your love,A taper in a rushing wind.
“Love Song” – Rainier Maria Rilke When my soul touches yours a great chord sings!How shall I tune it then to other things?O! That some spot in darkness could be foundThat does not vibrate when’er your depth sound.But everything that touches you and meWelds us as played strings sound one melody.Where is the instrument whence the sounds flow?And whose the master-hand that holds the bow?O! Sweet song—
“The Giver of Stars” – Amy Lowell Hold your soul open for my welcoming.Let the quiet of your spirit bathe meWith its clear and rippled coolness,That, loose-limbed and weary, I find rest,Outstretched upon your peace, as on a bed of ivory.Let the flickering flame of your soul play all about me,That into my limbs may come the keenness of fire,The life and joy of tongues of flame,And, going out from you, tightly strung and in tune,I may rouse the blear-eyed world,And pour into it the beauty which you have begotten.
“How Like the Sea” – Ella Wheeler Wilcox How like the sea, the myriad-minded sea,Is this large love of ours: so vast, so deep,So full of myseries! it, too, can keepIts secrets, like the ocean; and is free,Free, as the boundless main. Now it may beCalm like the brow of some sweet child asleep;Again its seething billows surge and leapAnd break in fulness of their ecstasy.Each wave so like the wave which came before,Yet never two the same! ImperativeAnd then persuasive as the cooing dove,Encroaching ever on the yielding shore—Ready to take; yet readier still to give—How like the myriad-minded sea, is love.
“Love” – William Carlos Williams Love is twain, it is not single,Gold and silver mixed to one,Passion ‘tis and pain which mingleGlist’ring then for aye undone.Pain it is not; wondering pityDies or e’er the pang is fled;Passion ‘tis not, foul and gritty,Born one instant, instant dead.Love is twain, it is not single,Gold and silver mixed to one,Passion ‘tis and pain which mingleGlist’ring then for aye undone.
“At Last” – Elizabeth Akers Allen At last, when all the summer shineThat warmed life's early hours is past,Your loving fingers seek for mineAnd hold them close - at last - at last!Not oft the robin comes to buildIts nest upon the leafless boughBy autumn robbed, by winter chilled,But you, dear heart, you love me now.Though there are shadows on my browAnd furrows on my cheek, in truth,The marks where Time's remorseless ploughBroke up the blooming sward of Youth,Though fled is every girlish graceMight win or hold a lover's vow,Despite my sad and faded face,And darkened heart, you love me now!I count no more my wasted tears;They left no echo of their fall;I mourn no more my lonesome years;This blessed hour atones for all.I fear not all that Time or FateMay bring to burden heart or brow,Strong in the love that came so late,Our souls shall keep it always now!
Cute Love Poems for Him
Send your love with a poem that’s as cute as your man. Gopman suggests you should always feel comfortable expressing your feelings even if you aren’t ready to make a serious commitment. Giving your sweetheart a cute poem about love can strike just the right balance between sincerity and lightheartedness.
“The Office Building” – Helen Hoyt We kissed there in the stone entrance,In the great cool stone mouth of the building,Before it took you.We kissed under the granite arches.And then you turned and were goneAnd high about and above were the hard towered walls,The terrible weights of stone, relentless,But for the moment they had been kind to us,Folding us with armsWhile we kissed.
“Faults” – Sara Teasdale They came to tell your faults to me,They named them over one by one;I laughed aloud when they were done,I knew them all so well before,—Oh, they were blind, too blind to seeYour faults had made me love you more.
“It’s all I have to bring today (26)” – Emily Dickinson It’s all I have to bring today—This, and my heart beside—This, and my heart, and all the fields—And all the meadows wide—Be sure you count—should I forgetSome one the sum could tell—This, and my heart, and all the BeesWhich in the Clover dwell.
“Your Hands” – Angelina Weld Grimké I love your hands:They are big hands, firm hands, gentle hands;Hair grows on the back near the wrist . . . .I have seen the nails broken and stainedFrom hard work.And yet, when you touch me,I grow small . . . . . . . and quiet . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . And happy . . . . . . . .If I might only grow small enoughTo curl up into the hollow of your palm,Your left palm,Curl up, lie close and cling,So that I might know myself always there,. . . . . . . Even if you forgot.
“The Choice” – Dorothy Parker HE’D have given me rolling lands, Houses of marble, and billowing farms,Pearls, to trickle between my hands, Smoldering rubies, to circle my arms.You––you’d only a lilting song, Only a melody, happy and high,You were sudden and swift and strong,–– Never a thought for another had I.He’d have given me laces rare, Dresses that glimmered with frosty sheen,Shining ribbons to wrap my hair, Horses to draw me, as fine as a queen.You––you’d only to whistle low, Gaily I followed wherever you led.I took you, and I let him go,–– Somebody ought to examine my head!
Funny Love Poems for Him
Give him a chuckle that warms his heart with a funny love poem. Ratson says, “Love is subjective and is defined differently by different people.” For some couples, true love means making each other laugh, so a flowery love poem might not be the right choice. If you and your man express your love with a side of humor, try one of these funny poems.
“Song Overheard” – Leonora Speyer I wrote your name within my heartMost carefully—I never could remember names or faces;And then, one day,I lost my heart along the shining places.I must have let it fall,Plucking a flower I did not wantAnd listening to a bird I did not see:Now would I call—And you would answer me.Do hearts have wings?I am so careless about losing things.
“One Perfect Rose” – Dorothy Parker A single flow’r he sent me, since we met.All tenderly his messenger he chose;Deep-hearted, pure, with scented dew still wet –One perfect rose.I knew the language of the floweret;‘My fragile leaves,’ it said, ‘his heart enclose.’Love long has taken for his amuletOne perfect rose.Why is it no one ever sent me yetOne perfect limousine, do you suppose?Ah no, it’s always just my luck to getOne perfect rose.
“I shall forget you presently, my dear” – Edna St. Vincent Millay I shall forget you presently, my dear,So make the most of this, your little day,Your little month, your little half a yearEre I forget, or die, or move away,And we are done forever; by and byI shall forget you, as I said, but now,If you entreat me with your loveliest lieI will protest you with my favorite vow.I would indeed that love were longer-lived,And vows were not so brittle as they are,But so it is, and nature has contrivedTo struggle on without a break thus far,—Whether or not we find what we are seekingIs idle, biologically speaking.
“A Drinking Song” – W.B. Yeats Wine comes in at the mouthAnd love comes in at the eye;That’s all we shall know for truthBefore we grow old and die.I lift the glass to my mouth,I look at you, and I sigh.
“Fighting Words” – Dorothy Parker SAY my love is easy had, Say I’m bitten raw with pride,Say I am too often sad,–– Still behold me at your side.Say I’m neither brave nor young, Say I woo and coddle care,Say the devil touched my tongue,–– Still you have my heart to wear.But say my verses do not scan, And I get me another man!
“Natcha” – Langston Hughes Natcha, offering love.For ten shillings offering love.Offering: A night with me, honey.A long, sweet night with me. Come, drink palm wine. Come, drink kisses.A long, dream night with me.
Long Distance Love Poems for Him
Tell him just how much you miss him with a special poem. When you don’t live in the same area, having good communication skills is key to making your long-distance relationship work. Ratson suggests using phone calls, texts, and social media to make up for the distance and time spent apart. Sending him a love poem by email or copying it out by hand and dropping it in the mail is a great way to help bridge the gap. These love poems are perfect for sending to your far-away love.
“When I Heard at the Close of Day” – Walt Whitman When I heard at the close of the day how my name had been receiv’d with plaudits in the capitol, still it was not a happy night for me that follow’d,And else when I carous’d, or when my plans were accomplish’d, still I was not happy,But the day when I rose at dawn from the bed of perfect health, refresh’d, singing, inhaling the ripe breath of autumn,When I saw the full moon in the west grow pale and disappear in the morning light,When I wander’d alone over the beach, and undressing bathed, laughing with the cool waters, and saw the sun rise,And when I thought how my dear friend my lover was on his way coming, O then I was happy,O then each breath tasted sweeter, and all that day my food nourish’d me more, and the beautiful day pass’d well,And the next came with equal joy, and with the next at evening came my friend,And that night while all was still I heard the waters roll slowly continually up the shores,I heard the hissing rustle of the liquid and sands as directed to me whispering to congratulate me,For the one I love most lay sleeping by me under the same cover in the cool night,In the stillness in the autumn moonbeams his face was inclined toward me,And his arm lay lightly around my breast – and that night I was happy.
“Meeting at Night” – Robert Browning The gray sea and the long black land;And the yellow half-moon large and low:And the startled little waves that leapIn fiery ringlets from their sleep,As I gain the cove with pushing prow,And quench its speed i’ the slushy sand.Then a mile of warm sea-scented beach; Three fields to cross till a farm appears;A tap at the pane, the quick sharp scratchAnd blue spurt of a lighted match,And a voice less loud, through joys and fears,Than the two hearts beating each to each!
“Experience” – Elsa Gidlow Now you are gone I kiss your dented pillowAnd wonder if it hungers like my breastFor the dear head we both have held in rest.I said once: Love alone cannot assuageMy thirst, my hunger, love has no replyFor that wild questioning, for this fierce cry.I said: there is no kiss can feed me now.Perhaps love is life’s flower: I seek the root.Yea, I have loved and love is dead sea fruit.Yet, I lie here and kiss your dented pillow,A trembling girl who loves you overmuch––A harp in anguish for the player’s touch.
“Sonnets from the Cherokee (I)” – Ruth Muskrat Bronson My heart is like an opal, flashing fireAnd flaming gleams of pointed lightAt thy approach; or lying cold and whiteWhen thou art gone; robbed of a dream’s desireIs left moon-white and dull; no darting flameOr sapphire gleam to mark a sweet suspense.But only still, benumbed indifferenceUnwaked at thy soft whisper of my name.Come now, I tire of waiting to know love;Teach me to scorn indifference white and dimFor I would drain fate’s cup of joy or strife;Would play to the lost chord the vibrant hymnThat passion sings; my heart lifted aboveDull apathy; pulsating; knowing Life.
“Possession” – Jean Starr Untermeyer Walk into the world,Go into the places of trade;Go into the smiling country—But go, clad, wrapped closely always,Shielded and sustained,In the visible flame of my love.Let it blaze about you—A glowing armor for all to see;Flashing around your head—A tender and valiant halo.I think there will be many to wonderAnd many to stand in awe and envy—But surely no one will come too close to you.No one will dare to claim you,—Hand or heart,—As you pass in your shining and terrible garment.
“Serenade” – Djuna Barnes Three paces down the shore, low sounds the lute,The better that my longing you may know;I’m not asking you to come,But—can’t you go?Three words, “I love you,” and the whole is said—The greatness of it throbs from sun to sun;I’m not asking you to walk,But—can’t you run?Three paces in the moonlight’s glow I stand,And here within the twilight beats my heart.I’m not asking you to finish,But—to start.
“With Music” – Helen Hay Whitney Dear, did we meet in some dim yesterday? I half remember how the birds were mute Among green leaves and tulip-tinted fruit,And on the grass, beside a stream, we layIn early twilight; faintly, far away, Came lovely sounds adrift from silver lute, With answered echoes of an airy flute,While Twilight waited tiptoe, fain to stay.Her violet eyes were sweet with mystery. You looked in mine, the music rose and fellLike little, lisping laughter of the sea; Our souls were barks, wind-wafted from the shore— Gold cup, a rose, a ruby, who can tell? Soft—music ceases—I recall no more.
Short Love Poems for Him
Keep your poetic love message short and sweet to get right to the point. You don’t have to wait for a special occasion to tell him how you feel. Leave a note with a short poem for him to brighten his day. Ratson says, “Waking up in the morning to find a post-it note on the mirror or a love letter is great.” Try one of these short love poems.
“The Rubaiyat” – Omar Khayyam A Book of Verses underneath the Bough,A Jug of Wine, a Loaf of Bread—and ThouBeside me singing in the Wilderness—Oh, Wilderness were Paradise enow!
“Little Things” – Marion Strobel Little things I’ll give to you—Till your fingers learn to pressGently On a loveliness;Little things and new—Till your fingers learn to holdLove that’s fragile,Love that’s old.
“A Decade” – Amy Lowell When you came, you were like red wine and honey,And the taste of you burnt my mouth with its sweetness.Now you are like morning bread,Smooth and pleasant.I hardly taste you at all for I know your savour,But I am completely nourished.
“Altitude” – Lola Ridge I wonderhow it would be here with you,where the windthat has shaken off its dust in low valleystouches one cleanly, as with a new-washed hand, and painis as the remote hunger of droning things,and anger but a little silence sinking into the great silence.
“Dewdrops” – Myra Viola Wilds Watch the dewdrops in the morning, Shake their little diamond heads,Sparkling, flashing, ever moving, From their silent little beds.See the grass! Each blade is brightened, Roots are strengthened by their stay;Like the dewdrops, let us scatter Gems of love along the way.
“The City Is Peopled” – H.D.The city is peopledwith spirits, not ghosts, O my love:Though they crowded betweenand usurped the kiss of my mouththeir breath was your gift,their beauty, your life.
“Love is anterior to life-” – Emily Dickinson Love — is anterior to Life —Posterior — to Death —Initial of Creation, andThe Exponent of Breath —
More Ways to Express Your Love for Him
Love poems are a beautiful way to express your love for the special man in your life. But what if he’s not a poetry guy? The good news is that there are a ton of ways to make your significant other feel loved and adored that don’t involve a fancy rhyming pattern—and we’ve got the perfect articles to help you master them all! Check out these guides to help you find—or compose—the perfect words to tell him he has your heart: Heart-Touching Deep Love Quotes for Him “I Can’t Wait to See You” Messages for Your Partner “I Miss You” Quotes for Him “I Love You” Quotes for Your Husband Goodnight Paragraphs for Him Deep Texts to Send to Your Boyfriend How to Make Your Boyfriend Feel Special Over Text How to Write a Romantic Love Letter
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