Love’s Language by Ella Wheeler Wilcox
Love’s Language by Ella Wheeler Wilcox is a beautiful love poem that describes the different languages love speaks. The poet the first and last lines throughout the five stanzas of this poem. As clearly emphasized by Ella Wheeler Wilcox, love speaks, and she explains how in this poem- it is first physical, then emotional, then through actions and inactions of lovers. The emphatic poem Love’s language by Ella Wheeler Wilcox makes one agree to the signs she talks about, wanting us to explore love through its different languages. 10 Signs of a Hopeless Romantic in a Relationship Love’s Language by Ella Wheeler Wilcox How does Love speak? In the faint…
Love by Samuel Taylor Coleridge -Pure Emotions
Love by Samuel Taylor Coleridge is one of the greatest love poems that express the pure emotions of love. Comprising twenty-four stanzas, this lengthy love poem is everything you need to make you smile and glisten. The speaker in this poem tries to woo a lady called Genevieve by telling her a story about true love. Filled with powerful and pure emotions of love, these love verses are profound poetic beauty. Even though the poem Love by Samuel Taylor Coleridge ends on a sorrowful note, it still successfully intrigues a reader, stirring them inside-out. Throughout the poem, the speaker talks about how he used all his might to woo Genevieve,…
What Would It Take -A Love Poem on Expectations
Most relationships undergo the phase when things are picture-perfect at the start and ultimately change with time. What Would it Take is one such love poem, where the narrator expresses how different the love languages are in the relationship. While one is expecting to become a “we,” the other is struggles with moving ahead from “I” and “you.” The poem speaks so many things in these few stanzas. Even though people are different, and their partners’ needs are different, none of the expectations the narrator cites in this poem are extraordinary. They are basics like wanting to be felt, heard, seen, touched, and appreciated. Throughout the poem, the poet relies…
The Passionate Shepherd to His Love by Christopher Marlowe
The Passionate Shepherd to His Love by Christopher Marlowe, much like the title suggests, is a poem dedicated by a young shepherd to someone he calls his “love.” A poem from the 1950s collected immense praise and appreciation from other English poets and poetry enthusiasts. Even though simplistic, the speaker says a lot about enjoying life in love than focusing on their responsibilities. Even though the speaker in The Passionate Shepherd to His Love uses a seductive tone, it still gained public attention and fame. Drown in the seductive love of this love poem and find yourself in another world. मेरे बुलाने पे – Short Love Poem in Hindi The…
Mad Girl’s Love Song By Sylvia Plath
Would you believe it if I said that apparently, Sylvia Plath wrote the poem Mad Girl’s Love Song in the same month when she first attempted suicide? It is true! Why else would she call herself a mad girl? A New York-based magazine, titled, Mademoiselle was the first to publish the poem, which then received much fame and acclamation. In fact, it was one of Sylvia’s favorites too. Mad Girl’s Love Song by Sylvia Plath is a poem written from the point of view of a young woman who’s had her heartbroken. Even though a very short poem, there so much that the poet conveys, depicting the various phases of love.…
My Mother (In-law)- A Gripping Poem Expressing A Son’s Love
The love between a mother and son is irreplaceable by any other relationship on this planet. People have since forever believed that sons are exceptionally attached to their mothers just like daughters are to their fathers. Being the youngest of the four siblings, I shared a very special bond with my mother too. Despite her battling many medical problems throughout her life, there wasn’t a moment when she didn’t show concern about me and my siblings. About a few years ago, I lost her. While it was a painful reality to accept, that she will never run her hands on my head to put me to sleep again, or that…
The Flea by John Donne- Classic Love Poems
Some poets need no introduction. John Donne is one of those classic poets who is famous for his metaphysical poems. He had the knack to pick up the littlest things from the environment and use it to write unique poetry. The Flea by John Donne is one such poem too. His poems were different and not something that the audience in those centuries welcomed openly. But for a group of people who enjoyed reading Donne’s work, he wasn’t popular until the early 20th century when he received greater acceptance. The fresh appeal in Donne’s poems contrasting with passion and talks of physical love became a reason for criticism. His poems…
A Collection of Love Poems- Romance Personified
The term “love poems” is enough to catch the attention of everyone here at Love Smitten. Now imagine a collection of love poems- that is undoubtedly romance personified, isn’t it? We bring to you a carefully picked selection of poems from the book Intriguing Lives by Anjali Kakar. With the world stepping out of their homes, to get used to the unlock periods, we thought, there should be something to keep hopes alive and fears at bay. Romance & love never go out of style; It’s what some people literally breathe. The increased work pressure and the stress to deal with the new normal is too much. You will find…
Nobel Prize in Literature 2020- Louise Gluck
In a year that has brought the world to a standstill, Love Smitten wishes to celebrate even the tiniest of the good news. That said, winning the noble prize is no tiny news. And so… the Nobel Prize in Literature 2020 goes to Louise Gluck! Louise Gluck Biography American poet, known for her poems that connect with sagacious emotions and her autobiographical style, just won the Nobel Prize in Literature 2020. Her award makes us go yay because we are on a relentless lookout for the best news from the Literature field. Amid all the negative news, this one has granted us with a reason to smile. Seventy-seven-year-old Louise Gluck…
Modern Love by John Keats – 19th or 21st century love?
Love! One of the most iconic yet confusing emotions of… well, all eternity! As said by someone, “ Perhaps the oldest and the simplest emotion known to mankind is love”, and we agree! Love has been around since forever, present in the small instances of our daily lives, be it for others or for our own selves. It fills our hearts to completion, makes us happy beyond all measures, and in general is essential for our existence. Because if not love, then what? Since we are now at the end of our theme of ‘15 Days of Fantastic Poetry’, we feel it fitting to conclude with a poem that, in…
A 'Love'ly Abode
