The best love poems tend to be short, simple, and straight to-the-point. But don’t worry, you don’t have to be Shakespeare to win her over.

Whether you want to tell her how you feel or show her how much you adore her, do so with these poems to make her fall in love. Because the best love poems are those that will bring a tear to her eye.

Some of the Renaissance’s most romantic love poems weren’t for lovers ... The sonnet was invented in 12th century Italy as a 14-line poem with 11 beats per line and various rhyming patterns.