So I'm breaking my own rule (which I do a lot) and throwing in some more traditional love poems because I do appreciate them and they're worth taking a look at, too. My new theme for the month is looking at the spectrum of love poems. Sorry for being so indecisive and changing direction, but I am a writer...
How Do I Love Thee? (Sonnet 43)
by Elizabeth Barrett Browning
How do I love thee? Let me count the ways.
I love thee to the depth and breadth and height
My soul can reach, when feeling out of sight
For the ends of being and ideal grace.
I love thee to the level of every day's
Most quiet need, by sun and candle-light.
I love thee freely, as men strive for right.
I love thee purely, as they turn from praise.
I love thee with the passion put to use
In my old griefs, and with my childhood's faith.
I love thee with a love I seemed to lose
With my lost saints. I love thee with the breath,
Smiles, tears, of all my life; and, if God choose,
I shall but love thee better after death.
Found at: http://www.poets.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/15384
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