Famous Lovingkindness Poems by Famous Poets

These are examples of famous Lovingkindness poems written by some of the greatest and most-well-known modern and classical poets. PoetrySoup is a great educational poetry resource of famous lovingkindness poems. These examples illustrate what a famous lovingkindness poem looks like and its form, scheme, or style (where appropriate).

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Small Is The Trust When Love Is Green

by Robert Louis Stevenson
 SMALL is the trust when love is green
In sap of early years;
A little thing steps in between
And kisses turn to tears.

Awhile - and see how love be grown
In loveliness and power!
Awhile, it loves the sweets alone,
But next it loves the sour.

A little love is none at all
That wanders or that fears;
A hearty love dwells still at call
To kisses or...Read more of this...

To the United States of America

by Robert Seymour Bridges
 Brothers in blood! They who this wrong began 
To wreck our commonwealth, will rue the day 
When first they challenged freeman to the fray, 
And with the Briton dared the American. 
Now are we pledged to win the Rights of man: 
Labour and Justice now shall have their way, 
And in a League of Peace -- God grant we...Read more of this...

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