The Most Famous Love Poem
Love poems have been written for centuries to inspire lovers and create
romance. When you give your special someone a love poem, you can
express your feelings through eloquent words in a memorable way. Many
famous love poems are written by classical poets, such as Lord Byron,
Elizabeth Barrett Browning, and Shakespeare. But a famous love poem by
a modern poet may appeal to a younger person who likes a less formal
tone.
The poet e.e. cummings wrote what is probably the most famous love poem
currently. It has been featured in other books and movies, used as
inspiration for other writers.
i carry your heart with me
by e. e. cummings
i carry your heart with me (i carry it in
my heart) i am never without it (anywhere
i go you go, my dear; and whatever is done
by only me is your doing, my darling)
i fear
no fate (for you are my fate, my sweet) i want
no world (for beautiful you are my world, my true)
and it's you are whatever a moon has always meant
and whatever a sun will always sing is you
here is the deepest secret nobody knows
(here is the root of the root and the bud of the bud
and the sky of the sky of a tree called life; which grows
higher than soul can hope or mind can hide)
and this is the wonder that's keeping the stars apart
i carry your heart (i carry it in my heart)
The poet e.e. cummings is quite a unique writer in that he used new
methods of creating mood and setting the words to paper. He explored
the use of white space on the page and made the words’ appearance just
as important as their sound when the poem was read aloud.
This poem is a perfect example of his use of parentheses and unusual
stanza variation. He found a wonderful way of expressing very abstract
ideas with some concrete grammatical forms. Use this poem to express to
your loved one just how much they mean to you.
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