10 short love poems for her

 

Here are 10 of the shortest famous love poems (or extremely short romantic verses) that are widely recognized for saying a lot with very few words:

1. “i carry your heart with me(i carry it in)” (opening lines) — by E. E. Cummings
   i carry your heart with me (i carry it in
   my heart)      15lines

2. “A Very Short Song” — by Dorothy Parker
   Once, when I was young and true,
   Someone left me sad—
   Broke my brittle heart in two;
   And that is very bad.   4lines

3. “To Be in Love” — by Gwendolyn Brooks
   A famously brief romantic poem about the feeling of being in love.    5lines

4. “The Look” — by Sara Teasdale
   A short poem capturing the moment someone realizes they are loved.   8lines

5. “Love” — by Langston Hughes
   Love is a ripe plum
   Growing on a purple tree.      2lines

6. “Variation on the Word Love” — by Margaret Atwood
   A very short, modern reflection on the meaning of love.    15lines

7. “Epigram” — by Robert Herrick
   You say my love is young?
   I say it is eternal.    2lines

8. “Love Sonnet XI” (very short excerpt often shared) — by Pablo Neruda
   I crave your mouth, your voice, your hair.   14lines

9. “Lines for Winter” (short romantic excerpt) — by Mark Strand
   A brief but powerful expression of longing and devotion.   10lines

10. “My love is like a red, red rose” (opening line) — by Robert Burns
    O my Luve is like a red, red rose
    That’s newly sprung in June.     16lines