10 Famous Love Poems Recorded for Lovers Everywhere

Here are 10 famous love poems recorded for lovers in every age group and country. Just click the love poem of your choice, close your eyes and listen. Poetry, after all, was meant to be heard, not read.

#1. "Shall I Compare Thee to a Summer's Day", by Shakespeare

This famous love poem was written privately, as were all of Shakespeare's sonnets. Speculations abide as to whom the Bard was addressing, and now you can share this enchanting famous love poem with your beloved. Here it is, "Shall I Compare Thee to a Summer's Day", by Shakespeare.

#2. "Love's Philosophy", by Shelly

Beloved by sophisticated young people, this famous love poem crafts an unassailable argument in favor of love. For all of nature seems but an act of union, and yet what is all this worth if "you" the beloved withhold your love? Send this famous love poem to the one whose heart you wish to conquer. Here it is, "Love's Philosophy", by Shelly.

#3. "How Do I Love Thee", by Elizabeth Barrett Browning

Perhaps the most famous opening line of any love poem, "How Do I Love Thee" measures the very emotion we find so hard to comprehend, let alone quantify. With grace and depth of thought, this famous love poem scoops up all traces of love into a frame of reason and meaning. If you have met that perfect person, a looking-glass friend that fills your mind as she is bound to fill all your days, send her this famous love poem. Here it is, "How Do I Love Thee", by Elizabeth Barrett Browning.

#4. "This One Is Mine", by Hafitz

For lovers of oriental poetry, there's none like Hafitz for his shimmering beacon of wisdom, passion and ecstasy. And in this famous love poem all the divine simplicity of his poetry comes to life. Though sometimes our love sink low, falls ill, loses hope and happiness, true love is measured by our constancy. Barring the door before misfortune, the poet stands between his lover and misery. If you love someone who's unhappy or suffering, send them this promise that you'll always be there. Here it is, "This One is Mine", by Hafitz.

#5. "She Walks in Beauty", by Lord Byron

One of the most famous love poems ever written, this poem stands as a testament to the perfect women. Beginning with external beauty, the poem quickly penetrates the surface to the serenity beneath. It is in this testament that love dwells and admiration. Share this famous love poem with the perfect woman in your life. Here it is, "She Walks in Beauty," by Lord Byron.

#6. "The Flea", by John Donne

This famous love poem is known for its seductive argument that likens coupling in bed to the mingling of blood that occurs from a flea bites a woman, then a man. Written by a contemporary of Shakespeare, this famous love poem is ever so different from Shakespeare's famous sonnets. If you have a friend you wish to temp into your bed, try this famous seduction poem. Here it is, "The Flea", by John Donne.

#7. "If You Were Coming in the Fall," by Emily Dickenson

Though written 150 years ago, this famous love poem is as fresh as modern poetry. Written through the impatient eye of a lover counting the seconds till she sees her beloved again, it is a passionate portrayal of the all-encompassing obsession of being in love. If you have someone you're counting the seconds for, send him this poem. Here it is, "If You Were Coming in the Fall", by Emily Dickenson.

#8. "La Vita Nuova", by Dante

So very short yet so compelling, this famous love poem was written as a dedication and seems as poignant today as it had been in Dante's time. For true love turns a fresh page in the book of life, and there begins a new journey and a new existence. Send this famous love poem to the one who ended your past life and began the one you are living now. Here it is, "La Vita Nuova", by Dante.

#9. "La Belle Dame Sans Merci", by John Keats

This famous love poem tells the tale of a knight whose heart and mind were enraptured by a woman so fair, so beguiling, she seemed like a fairy's child. But, alas, her cruelty matched her beauty, as is so often the case. If you know such a woman, send her this famous love poem. Here it is, "La Belle Dame Sans Merci", by John Keats.

#10. "She Was a Phantom of Delight", by Wordsworth

If you have a perfect woman in your life, measure her against the accolades gathered in this famous love poem. Starting with her features, figure and external beauty, soon the poet delves past gestures and motion into the makings of the soul, the wisdom of the mind, compassion of the heart. In this depiction of the perfect woman all that held true a century and half ago is still true today. Here it is, "She Was a Phantom of Delight", by Wordsworth.

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