Love Poems for Him

Men deserve beautiful words too. Whether he's your boyfriend, husband, or the one who makes your heart race—these poems capture the depth of what he means to you.

Romantic Poems for Him

For Him

A Glimpse

A glimpse through an interstice caught, Of a crowd of workmen and drivers in a bar-room around the stove late of a winter night, and I unremark'd seated in a corner,

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For Him

How Do I Love Thee?

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.

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For Him

Having a Coke with You

is even more fun than going to San Sebastian, Irún, Hendaye, Biarritz, Bayonne or being sick to my stomach on the Travesera de Gracia in Barcelona partly because in your orange shirt you look like a better happier St. Sebastian partly because of my love for you, partly because of your love for yoghurt

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For Him

I Loved You First

I loved you first: but afterwards your love Outsoaring mine, sang such a loftier song As drowned the friendly cooings of my dove. Which owes the other most? my love was long,

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For Her

At Last

At last I found you, the missing piece of me. You fill the empty spaces and set my spirit free.

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Wedding Vows

Forever Yours

From this day forward, I am forever yours. My heart, my soul, my being— all that love assures.

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For Him

Love Is Not All

Love is not all: it is not meat nor drink Nor slumber nor a roof against the rain; Nor yet a floating spar to men that sink And rise and sink and rise and sink again;

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For Her

My Love for You

My love for you has no strings attached. I love you for free. I love you to the sky and back. I love you unconditionally.

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For Her

Miles Apart

Though miles may lie between us, my heart stays close to yours. No distance can diminish what our love forever ensures.

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For Her

Love Sonnet XVII

I do not love you as if you were salt-rose, or topaz, or the arrow of carnations the fire shoots off. I love you as certain dark things are to be loved, in secret, between the shadow and the soul.

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For Him

Sonnet 43: How Do I Love Thee?

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.

Elizabeth Barrett Browning Read Full Poem

Short

The Orange

At lunchtime I bought a huge orange— The size of it made us all laugh. I peeled it and shared it with Robert and Dave— They got quarters and I got a half.

Wendy Cope Read Full Poem

For Him

To My Dear and Loving Husband

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.

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For Her

Valentine

Not a red rose or a satin heart. I give you an onion. It is a moon wrapped in brown paper. It promises light

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For Him

Wild Nights – Wild Nights!

Wild Nights – Wild Nights! Were I with thee Wild Nights should be Our luxury!

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For Him

To Be in Love

To be in love Is to touch with a lighter hand. In yourself you stretch, you are well. You look at things

Gwendolyn Brooks Read Full Poem

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Finding the Right Words for Him

Writing or choosing a love poem for him is about honesty. The most powerful poems for men are those that speak directly, without pretense. Think about the qualities you admire—his strength, his tenderness, the way he makes the ordinary feel extraordinary.

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