Love is a complicated and magical feeling that inspires poets and writers all around the world. These selected 120 lines of love poetry express different facets of love, from passion and desire to pain and heartbreak.
Passionate Love
Passion is one of the most powerful emotions that love can evoke, and these lines capture the intensity and fire of overwhelming desire:
- \"I have waited for this opportunity for more than half a century, to repeat to you once again my vow of eternal fidelity and everlasting love.\" - Gabriel Garcia Marquez
- \"I loved her against reason, against promise, against peace, against hope, against happiness, against all discouragement that could be.\" - Charles Dickens
- \"I want your sun to reach my raindrops, so your heat can raise my soul upward like a cloud.\" - Rumi
- \"Your face is my heart's favorite place to dwell.\" - Rumi
- \"I will love you always. When this red hair is white, I will still love you. When the smooth softness of youth is replaced by the delicate softness of age, I will still want to touch your skin.\" - William Faulkner
Heartbreaking Love
Love can be full of joy, but it can also hurt deeply. These lines express the pain of unrequited love or lost love:
- \"Pleasure of love lasts but a moment. Pain of love lasts a lifetime.\" - Bette Davis
- \"Sometimes, I feel the past and the future pressing so hard on either side that there's no room for the present at all.\" - Evelyn Waugh
- \"Why did I always end up loving the person who hurt me the most? Why was love so cruel?\" - J.C. Reed
- \"I am not yours, not lost in you, not lost, although I long to be lost.\" - Sara Teasdale
- \"Love is not an equation, it is not a contract, and it is not a happy ending. Love is the slate under the chalk, the ground that buildings rise, and the oxygen in the air. It is the place you come back to no matter where you're headed.\" - Jodi Picoult
Soulmate Love
When you find your soulmate, it feels like something greater than love. These lines evoke the special connection that two people can share:
- \"In all the world, there is no heart for me like yours. In all the world, there is no love for you like mine.\" - Maya Angelou
- \"The best love is the kind that awakens the soul and makes us reach for more, that plants a fire in our hearts and brings peace to our minds.\" - Nicholas Sparks
- \"Soulmates can be described as just two ordinary people who are connected by an invisible string of cosmic energy that cannot be seen or broken.\" - Unknown
- \"Love is an untamed force. When we try to control it, it destroys us. When we try to imprison it, it enslaves us. When we try to understand it, it leaves us feeling lost and confused.\" - Paulo Coelho
- \"You are the answer to every prayer I've offered. You are a song, a dream, a whisper, and I don't know how I could have lived without you for as long as I have.\" - Nicholas Sparks
Mystery of Love
Love can be mysterious and unpredictable, sometimes defying logic and reason. These lines explore the enigmatic nature of love:
- \"Love is a smoke made with the fume of sighs.\" - William Shakespeare
- \"Love is like the wind, you can't see it but you can feel it.\" - Nicholas Sparks
- \"Love is not love which alters when it alteration finds.\" - William Shakespeare
- \"Love is a choice you make from moment to moment.\" - Barbara De Angelis
- \"Love is not a feeling of happiness. Love is a willingness to sacrifice.\" - Michael Novak
Love is a maze of emotions, and these lines offer just a glimpse into the complex world of love poetry. Whether you are experiencing love or heartbreak, these words can inspire and comfort you as you navigate the twists and turns of the human heart.