This is a beautiful passage from The Prophet by Kahlil Gibran
" When love beckons to you follow him,
Though his ways are hard and steep.
And when his wings enfold you yield to him,
Though the sword hidden among his pinions may wound you.
And when he speaks to you believe in him,
Though his voice may shatter your dreams as the north wind lays waste the garden.
For even as love crowns you so shall he crucify you.
Even as he is for your growth so is he for your pruning.
Even as he ascends to your height and caresses your tenderest branches that quiver in the sun,
So shall he descend to your roots and shake them in their clinging to the earth.
Like sheaves of corn he gathers you unto himself.
He threshes you to make you naked.
He sifts you to free you from your husks.
He grinds you to whiteness.
He kneads you until you are pliant;
And then he assigns you to his sacred fire, that you may become sacred bread for God's sacred feast.
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.
But if in your fear you would seek only love's peace and love's pleasure,
Then it is better for you that you cover your nakedness and pass out of love's threshing-floor,
Into the seasonless world where you shall laugh, but not all of your laughter, and weep, but not all of your tears.
Love gives naught but itself and takes naught but from itself.
Love possesses not nor would it be possessed;
For love is sufficient unto love.
When you love you should not say, "God is in my heart," but rather, I am in the heart of God."
And think not you can direct the course of love, for love, if it finds you worthy, directs your course.
Love has no other desire but to fulfil itself.
But if you love and must needs have desires, let these be your desires:
To melt and be like a running brook that sings its melody to the night.
To know the pain of too much tenderness.
To be wounded by your own understanding of love;
And to bleed willingly and joyfully.
To wake at dawn with a winged heart and give thanks for another day of loving;
To rest at the noon hour and meditate love's ecstasy;
To return home at eventide with gratitude;
And then to sleep with a prayer for the beloved in your heart and a song of praise upon your lips. "
2006-09-17 11:08:38
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answered by »»» seagull ««« 3
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John Keats was extraordinary at writing love poems. Anything by him will do. Andrew Marvell was also very, very good. You may have already read it, but "To His Coy Mistress" is perhaps the most beautiful love poem ever written. Li Po (aka Li Bai) excelled at imagery and wrote many love poems. In "Chaggan Memories" I love the line:
"And wished to be with you as dust with ashes."
I don't know any particular catch-all resource, but these should get you started. They are the some of the best in history. You may also want to check out:
Shakespeare (Sonnets)
The Bible (Song of Solomon)
Robert Browning (Wrote the ever famous line "Grow old with me, the best is yet to be.")
Elizabeth Barrett Browning
W.B. Yeats
W.H. Auden
Edgar Allen Poe (Surprisingly! Wrote some beautiful love poems. "Annabel Lee," "A Dream Within A Dream," etc.)
Oh, and Lina, it's Jacques Prévert. :) And yes he is very good as well.
2006-09-20 06:48:52
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answered by joie de vivre 2
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Or you could also go to
www.lovingyou.com Not only does it have Love poems but everything else you could look for about Love
2006-09-17 11:56:11
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answered by Aimee Leigh 1
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Poems from Jack Prever(i'm not sure about the spelling)
2006-09-17 11:02:32
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answered by Princess Lina 3
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bestlovepoem.org Try this site if it's not what you want just type in the search box what kind of poem you want.
2006-09-17 11:15:07
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answered by robert d 4
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try writing your own
guys and girls love it when u put personal thought into it, but you can always use google and type in love poems that always works!
2006-09-17 11:02:42
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answered by Hazel eyed beauty 1
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This is a good site and you will find yourself entering their competitons too
2006-09-17 11:05:25
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answered by simona 1
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Yea book's in your local library
2006-09-17 11:00:39
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answered by Anonymous
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