JUBILANT FATHER His face is like a sun, warms the moon beside him. She´s grown full; tonight begins the waning. The tide pulls through her very bones, her form aches as each wave crests. The earth pulse, heavy, blood warm within her Beats new chords, old sun god chants. "You are the first mother and the last, all spring flesh has traveled through you." Aztec plumed and gold beaded, your priest kneels at the holy alter, gathers each salt pearl shed, nectar for his sacrament. You are the temple, we pilgrims swept through the gates, bent figures know the scent and petals of your presence, spread our arms to harvest blossoms, and your priest, sun struck, kneels beside you.

- CRISTINE McAULIFFE

Famous love poems

There are many ways to express love or admiration, but few of those methods will ever have the same effect as a true love poem. While writing a love poem for your beloved makes one of the best gifts from one heart to the other, your beloved will find many of the famous love poems from history past just as precious. Of course, not just any love poem will do. The love poem has to be special, and have meaning between two people.

Throughout history, poets, lovers, artists, kings, and romantics have utilized love poetry to explore the emotion and mental connection between the written word and the cherished would be love. While the love may not have been returned, today those written words allow anyone to share words of admiration with another person.

“Wild Nights” by Emily Dickinson is just one example of the many famous love poems written by this widely popular poet and author. Another famous love poet would be William Butler Yeats. His works include such famous love poems as “The Sorrow of Love”, “The Rose in the Deeps of his Heart”, and “The Ragged Wood” just to name a few.

Perhaps one of the most famous love poets responsible for love poetry around the world is none other than Robert Frost. “Love and a Question”, “Lodged”, and “To Earthward” is only the tip of the iceberg. Of course, William Shakespeare is famous for his love poetry as well as his prose and plays. For those with a darker side, Edgar Allen Poe wrote many love poems of a darker nature such as “A Dream Within A Dream”.

Of course, famous love poems may be an expression only understand from the love poets point of view, but everyone has a favorite. If you find you are stumped while writing your own love poem, consider reading some of the love poetry written by the greats for inspiration or visiting PoetryAmerica.com. Maybe you will write the next masterpiece to be explored by would be love poets for generations to come. Try posting your new love poem on League of American Poets to get some good exposure, and to make your love known around the world.