Who doesn’t like being romanced every now and again? It’s the little things that count, and what better way to show a little love than by sending short love poems to that special person in your life?
Flirty poems are an especially great way to show your romantic side if you’re dating, say, an English major. But honestly, the love poems below will take you far with anyone who enjoys the art of words and the lovely ways they can be woven together.
If you’re not exactly the best at stringing said words together yourself, there’s nothing wrong with finding poetry online, then sending your favorites off in cute texts!
Whether you’re just in a moment of passion, feeling inspired to personify a modern Romeo and Juliet (without dying, of course), or you don’t think your partner hears this stuff enough, short but sweet love poems are a simple way to inject some extra romance into your everyday life.
So don’t be shy. In fact, let yourself get ooey-gooey! Try sending these short love poems to the person you love as a sweet surprise.
22 Short Love Poems
1. You’re the type of person
You’re the type of person
that makes forever
seem
too short.
— a.l
2. I’ll plant a row of daisy seeds
I’ll plant a row of daisy seeds,
In the space below each eye,
So they’ll remind you of your beauty,
When they bloom each time you cry.
— Erin Hanson
3. I will love you
I will love you,
Not starting with
Your skin or
Your organs or
Your bones:
I will love madly first,
Your naked soul.
— Christopher Poindexter
4. If ever we shall perish
If ever we shall perish
and become but specks
of dust, I hope the wind
carries us away to that
place you’ve always loved.
— R.M. Broderick Poetry
5. She had the most beautiful thing that I had ever seen
She had the most beautiful thing that I had ever seen
And it took only her laugh to realize
that beauty was the least of her.
— Atticus
6. Roses are red
Roses are red
Violets are blue
Damn.
Let me kiss you.
— Unknown
7. coffee is
coffee is
all well
and good
but i would
rather
have your
lips
kiss me
awake
every morning
— kpk
8. because
because
i could watch you
for a single
minute
and find
a thousand things
that i love
about you
— (cm)
9. Courage
You love with everything
you have…
not everyone possesses
that kind of courage.
— N.R. Hart
10. In all the world there is
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
11. I would love to say
I would love to say
that you
make me
weak in the knees,
but
to be quite upfront,
and completely
truthful,
you
make my body forget
it has knees
at all.
— Tyler Knott Gregson
12. You are always
You are always
ticking inside of me
and I dream of you
more often
than I don’t.
— Unknown
13. I keep myself busy
I keep myself busy
with the things I do,
But every time I pause,
I still think of you.
— Unknown
14. I’m jealous of the morning sun
I’m jealous of the morning sun
That gets to be the first to see you
Or the coffee cup
Who gets to kiss your sleepy lips awake
— Unknown
15. All I can
All I can
ever ask of
you
is
to stay.
Just stay.
— Unknown
16. I Never Knew
I never knew about happiness;
I didn’t think dreams came true;
I couldn’t really believe in love,
Until I finally met you.
— Joanna Fuchs
17. You deserve someone
You deserve someone
who sees you as
too important to lose.
— Faraway
18. Come lay with me
Come lay with me. I wanna talk about nothing with someone that means something.
— Unknown
19. I just need
I just need
you
and
some
sunsets.
— Unknown
20. and if you are to love
and if you are to love,
love as the moon loves;
it does not steal the night —
it only unveils the beauty
of the dark.
— isra al-thibeh
21. When I see you again
When I see you again,
I’ll stand closer,
So you can hear my heartbeat,
and understand,
What I could never say.
— Entela Gjetja
22. From “One Hundred Years of Solitude”
It’s enough for me to be sure that you and I exist at this moment.
— Gabriel García Márquez
D’Vaughn McCrae is a writer and multimedia journalist. Check out her website for more.
