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I would like to share with you a little romantic love poem I discovered some years ago. I sort of like it, because in my opinion it differs a little from other love poems. You literally feel the electrifying intensity. It moves you to depths you never knew about.
Of course, beauty is always in the eye of the beholder they say, but this love poem conveys a certain truth we all know or hope it exists, and we all long for having it in our lives. It gives us a short glance how life should be: sweet and passionate.
To me personally, the following poem is the most romantic love poem of all romantic love poems.
Wait a minute, you might think. Why does Eddie Corbano show me such a poem, beautiful or not? Hey, this wouldn’t be a LovesAGame article if there would be nothing to learn from it, right?
Now, after reading the poem below, I want you to ask yourself the following: have I ever felt in such a way? Do I have a fundamental understanding what this poem is about? What is my concept of feeling love?
Furthermore, if you are in a fulfilling relationship, I want you to let this love poem elevate you to a new level of passion and sensibility. Read this poem together with your partner and find together the truth in it for you.
If you are currently in a long distance relationship, send your love this poem by letter or email along with some personal words from you.
If you are suffering from a recent divorce or break up, let this short love poem remind you that it still exists. It’s still out there waiting for you to find it. It’s certainly not dead.
So obviously I’m sharing this with you for three reasons:
- to delight you with some insightful piece of art
- to elevate you and your partner to a new level of understanding true love
- to remind you that the love in which you believed once still exists
So, no more talking, here it is the most romantic of all short love poems, enjoy:
Looking For Your Face
From the beginning of my life
I have been looking for your face
but today I have seen itToday I have seen
the charm, the beauty,
the unfathomable grace
of the face
that I was looking forToday I have found you
and those who laughed
and scorned me yesterday
are sorry that they were not looking
as I didI am bewildered by the magnificence
of your beauty
and wish to see you
with a hundred eyesMy heart has burned with passion
and has searched forever
for this wondrous beauty
that I now beholdI am ashamed
to call this love human
and afraid of God
to call it divineYour fragrant breath
like the morning breeze
has come to the stillness of the garden
You have breathed new life into me
I have become your sunshine
and also your shadowMy soul is screaming in ecstasy
Every fiber of my being
is in love with youYour effulgence
has lit a fire in my heart
for me
the earth and skyMy arrow of love
has arrived at the target
I am in the house of mercy
and my heart
is a place of prayer
Beautiful, isn’t it?
This is Rumis “Looking for your face”. There is also a remarkable recitation along with some awesome music (look out for track 14): A Gift Of Love. Check it out.
Your friend,
Eddie Corbano
18 responses so far ↓
1 Carter // Jun 8, 2007 at 4:57 am
I once looked into her face, it was her, the one. She is now gone, I am alone & slip sliding away. I have to close my eyes and there she is, I feel the way now that I felt then, what a blessing to feel that, the most wonderful part of our lifes. LOVE….. Now and Forever!
2 rsfeller // Jun 8, 2007 at 5:50 pm
yuck. the cheese factor is a bit much, i do love my wife and 1/2 this poem just sucks. plus if you are atheist the whole god things ruins it…
shawn
3 Kate // Jun 9, 2007 at 8:34 am
I agree with Shawn. It’s just too cheesy. In my opinion, one of the best short poems for a ldr is Merwin’s Separation:
Your absence has gone through me
Like thread through a needle.
Everything I do is stitched with its color.
4 teemu // Jun 11, 2007 at 11:58 am
Agree with kate&shawn , too cheesy and full of worn-out valentine´s day slogans.
kate´s one hit more closer to home concerning the type of poetry i like.
5 Will // Jun 11, 2007 at 12:50 pm
I agree that the poem is cheesy and obvious. My favorite:
If I had a single flower for every time I think about you,
I could walk forever in my garden.
Claudia Ghandi
6 Amar // Jun 11, 2007 at 5:33 pm
Cheesy or not, I like it! It’s good to read something simple and brought to the point! Besides, everybody’s taste is different!
7 Shanna // Jun 14, 2007 at 8:12 am
Wow, you guys know some nice poetry. I like the short ones, but I have to admit I like the one in the article too!
Is there really something like “too cheesy” where love is concerned? Sometimes your feelings just flow sweet and overwhelming like honey so that the next day you even ask yourself if that was too much. But in the right moment it’s never too much!! And sometimes you need more than two lines to express your feelings…
8 Eddie // Jun 14, 2007 at 8:48 am
Carter, Kate and Will,
very nice poetry, indeed. Thank you for posting it!
The poem in the article is from Rumi, a 13th Century brilliant Persian mystic who is now one of the most widely read poets in America.
Your friend,
Eddie
9 pretty brown // Jul 27, 2007 at 7:44 pm
Well I am hopeless romantic and just fell in love with poem. Now that’s poetry. I’d have to agree with Amar, we all do have our own unique taste!!
10 Alex // Aug 29, 2007 at 12:01 am
I would like to send this poem to someone who I love and still haven’t start a relationship with me yet. I have this feeling for her.
11 Blondie // Sep 8, 2007 at 4:24 am
Just for poetry sake…this is absolutely breathtaking. It is so full of emotion, you can just imagine that is behind it. So much feeling and love. Just to be able to give that to someone you love….says a whole lot about your feelings for them!
Beautiful.
12 corazon a cruz // Sep 14, 2007 at 6:03 am
The author has a way with words, indeed. The poem evokes a certain emotion that makes me cry for a lost true love. I like the poem.
13 Rumi Dave // Nov 5, 2007 at 4:39 pm
If you love this poem, then I think that you will love the CD/album of the same title. You can listen to it at http://www.thesenses.net
Peace and love.
Rumi Dave
14 Eddie Corbano // Nov 7, 2007 at 12:14 pm
Dave,
thanks for sharing, wonderful musical interpretation of the poem. Jazz is my kind of music
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15 Tom W. // Feb 26, 2008 at 5:35 am
Amen & Kudos to Eddie and the 13th Century!!!!
Opinions are All a matter of Human Perspective!!!! What IS, is Now in the Moment, be OK with it!!!!
16 Tariq // Feb 29, 2008 at 2:09 pm
Fantavulas, simply saying - i am out of words. so long i am looking for such a site & also for such a poem. THANKS
17 alesha // Mar 1, 2008 at 4:28 am
thank you for that i can feel my bf now
18 ilovelove // Mar 20, 2008 at 7:14 am
Beautiful poem!
True love, real love - love - is cheesier than the cheesiest of all cheesies; those who truly love understand this, and will not use the words ‘love’ and ‘cheesy’ in one sentence. When it comes to love, too much is never enough.
I get it, Eddie, thank you for sharing this great love poem!
Best regards,
ilovelove
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