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Romantic, devotional, familial, grieving, and impossible love across the public-domain archive.
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Love poem paths
A first shelf of love poems before the full index.
Essential love poems
Begin with direct love poems and familiar authors.
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115. The Farewell to the Brethren of St. James’s Lodge, Tarbolton
by Robert Burns
nature, love, death
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117. Song—Farewell to Eliza
by Robert Burns
nature, love, death
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128. The Farewell
by Robert Burns
nature, love, death
Love and grief
Parting, elegy, loss, and love under pressure.
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209. Song—M’Pherson’s Farewell
by Robert Burns
nature, love, death
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234. A Mother’s Lament for her Son’s Death
by Robert Burns
nature, love, death
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494. Song—Farewell thou stream that winding flows
by Robert Burns
nature, love, death
Devotion and faith
Sacred, loyal, and devotional expressions of love.
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383. Song—My Wife’s a winsome wee thing
by Robert Burns
love, beauty, faith
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'Twas a long Parting -- but the time
by Emily Dickinson
nature, love, death
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"All Is Vanity, Saith the Preacher"
by George Gordon, Lord Byron
nature, love, death
Beauty and longing
Beauty, desire, memory, and impossible distance.
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395. Sonnet on the Author’s Birthday
by Robert Burns
nature, love, beauty
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73. Song—Farewell to Ballochmyle
by Robert Burns
nature, love, death
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"Arcturus" is his other name
by Emily Dickinson
nature, love, death
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More love poems
A first shelf from the love collection. Open any title to read the poem page.
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"All Is Vanity, Saith the Preacher"
by George Gordon, Lord Byron
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"Arcturus" is his other name
by Emily Dickinson
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"By the Waters of Babylon."
by George Gordon, Lord Byron
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"De Gustibus--"
by Robert Browning
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"Faithful to the end" Amended
by Emily Dickinson
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"Hope" is the thing with feathers
by Emily Dickinson
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"The Lass With The Delicate Air"
by John Clare
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'Tis moonlight, summer moonlight
by Emily Bronte
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'Twas a long Parting -- but the time
by Emily Dickinson
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115. The Farewell to the Brethren of St. James’s Lodge, Tarbolton
by Robert Burns
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117. Song—Farewell to Eliza
by Robert Burns
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123. Lines to an Old Sweetheart
by Robert Burns
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128. The Farewell
by Robert Burns
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130. Nature’s Law: A Poem
by Robert Burns
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136. Prayer—O Thou Dread Power
by Robert Burns
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137. Song—Farewell to the Banks of Ayr
by Robert Burns
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144. A Winter Night
by Robert Burns
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15. Winter: A Dirge
by Robert Burns
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155. Epistle to Mrs. Scott of Wauchope House
by Robert Burns
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166. Epitaph for William Nicol, High School, Edinburgh
by Robert Burns
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177. Elegy on the Death of Sir James Hunter Blair
by Robert Burns
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1819 New Year's Carrier's Address
by Major Henry Livingston, Jr.
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185. The Humble Petition of Bruar Water
by Robert Burns
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19. A Prayer in the Prospect of Death
by Robert Burns
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1914 I: Peace
by Rupert Brooke
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1914 V: The Soldier
by Rupert Brooke
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193. On Scaring some Water-Fowl in Lock Turit
by Robert Burns
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195. Song—A Rose-bud by my Early Walk
by Robert Burns
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203. Sylvander to Clarinda
by Robert Burns
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204. Song—Love in the Guise of Friendship
by Robert Burns
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209. Song—M’Pherson’s Farewell
by Robert Burns
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220. Song—The Winter it is Past
by Robert Burns
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234. A Mother’s Lament for her Son’s Death
by Robert Burns
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247. Ode, Sacred to the Memory of Mrs. Oswald of Auchencruive
by Robert Burns
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25. My Father was a Farmer: A Ballad
by Robert Burns
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254. Caledonia: A Ballad
by Robert Burns
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26. John Barleycorn: A Ballad
by Robert Burns
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264. Song—On a Bank of Flowers
by Robert Burns
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273. Song—Tam Glen
by Robert Burns
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280. The Kirk of Scotland’s Alarm: A Ballad
by Robert Burns
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285. Song—I Gaed a Waefu’ Gate Yestreen
by Robert Burns
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29. Song—The Rigs o’ Barley
by Robert Burns
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292. Song—Farewell to the Highlands
by Robert Burns
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293. The Whistle: A Ballad
by Robert Burns
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294. Song—To Mary in Heaven
by Robert Burns
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296. The Five Carlins: An Election Ballad
by Robert Burns
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306. Election Ballad at close of Contest for representing the Dumfries Burghs, 1790
by Robert Burns
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310. Tam o’ Shanter: A Tale
by Robert Burns
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311. On the Birth of a Posthumous Child
by Robert Burns
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314. Song—There’ll never be Peace till Jamie comes hame
by Robert Burns
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324. Song—The Charms of Lovely Davies
by Robert Burns
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352. The Song of Death
by Robert Burns
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38. Epitaph on my Ever Honoured Father
by Robert Burns
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383. Song—My Wife’s a winsome wee thing
by Robert Burns
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386. The Rights of Women—Spoken by Miss Fontenelle
by Robert Burns
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39. Ballad on the American War
by Robert Burns
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394. Song—Braw Lads o’ Gala Water
by Robert Burns
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395. Sonnet on the Author’s Birthday
by Robert Burns
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398. Lord Gregory: A Ballad
by Robert Burns
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403. The Soldier’s Return: A Ballad
by Robert Burns
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419. Bonie Jean: A Ballad
by Robert Burns
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421. Epitaph on a Lap-dog
by Robert Burns
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437. Song—Thine am I, my faithful Fair
by Robert Burns
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447. Song—A red, red Rose
by Robert Burns
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449. Song—The Flowery banks of Cree
by Robert Burns
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45. My Girl she’s Airy: A Fragment
by Robert Burns
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488. Song—The Winter of Life
by Robert Burns
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494. Song—Farewell thou stream that winding flows
by Robert Burns
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519. Ballad on Mr. Heron’s Election—No. 2
by Robert Burns
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538. Song—Now Spring has clad the grove in green
by Robert Burns
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540. Inscription to Chloris
by Robert Burns
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548. The Dean of Faculty: A new Ballad
by Robert Burns
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56. Epistle to Davie, A Brother Poet
by Robert Burns
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57. Holy Willie’s Prayer
by Robert Burns
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59. Death and Dr. Hornbook
by Robert Burns
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6th April 1651 L'Amitie: To Mrs. M. Awbrey
by Katherine Philips
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7. Ah, woe is me, my Mother dear
by Robert Burns
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73. Song—Farewell to Ballochmyle
by Robert Burns
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75. Halloween
by Robert Burns
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79. Adam Armour’s Prayer
by Robert Burns
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