12 Marriage Proposal Poems to Make Your Engagement Unforgettable

Not everyone is a wordsmith but those skills come in handy when you're ready to propose to your partner. It's thoughtful to make that moment both memorable and romantic, but you may not always have the tools to do both. The good thing is there are marriage proposal poems that can help make your proposal indelible.

Proposing using quotes or poems is not only creative but it can create a tangible memory for your partner. Words have staying power and choosing the right ones can help your partner feel immensely loved when you propose. We've compiled several love poems for a marriage proposal from various poets that you can choose from if you're looking for the right poem to quote when you pop the question.

1. "Forever," by Natasha Niemi

"It took me awhile/ But I finally asked you on a date/The years have passed by,

And we have grown together/ I feel in my heart/ That we are forever/ Each night that we are apart,/ My heart is pierced with a burning dart/ Please tell me/ That wonderful things last forever/ By agreeing to be in my wife/ For now and always/ Marry me."

2. "The Marriage Proposal," by Richard Randolph

"I built my house of wood and stone/ I built my house with sinew and bone/ I built it strong to withstand war/ but I put a welcome mat at my door/ I built it here near the sea/ so I can watch the ships sailing free/ And I built it with windows wide/ to better understand the world outside/ From here you can feel the ocean breeze/ and hear the birds singing in the trees/ The fireplace I built of solid stone/ for cold winter nights when I'm reading alone/ For me, it's a beautiful, almost magical place/ filled with a sense of both mystery and grace/ But as I contemplate all that I've done/ I realize my real goal is yet to be won/ It'll all be meaningless without you by my side/ so now I must ask you to please be my bride/ I love you more than anyone I've ever known/ so, if you love me, please, please come home."

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3. "A Lover's Pledge," by M.I Pernar

"Throw down a blanket and sit beside me/ On dew covered banks and soft grasses/ A lifetime's tomorrows I'll spend with thee/ Each new day, the last, surpasses/ There'll be music and song and love ever after/ And people will smile when they see/ The love that we bear, the joy and the laughter/ And the children that rest on your knee/ Will I still love you when day turns to night
And the leaves rustle dry on the ground?/ Will I still hold you when green turns to white
And winter gales rage all around?/ Mountains may crumble, the seas roil and tumble/ But ne'er will my heart's fire diminish/ While fainter hearts cool and lesser men stumble/ I'll be there still at the finish/ Be my love now and take now our vows/ To be faithful and true to each other/ Each other's by vow, we'll be, then as now/ A husband, a wife and true lovers."

4. "Will You Marry Me?," by John Mangalindan

"It's been a while and now i know/ That i can never ever let you go/ From the first time we met and your first hello/ I knew you're the one where my heart will grow/ You are my dream..the angel from the sky/ Who showed me what life is and how I can cry/ How I can have someone who I can always rely/ To be there forever and never say goodbye/ The one I can hug when I am in need/ The one who give love.. that no one can exceed/ The one who'll shed tears …if my heart ever bleed/ The one I have wanted..to share my life with…/ So, Now i ask you this …will please you take my hand/ And be the person… who will always understand/ I want to grow old with you..i'm down in one knee/ You're the only one I'll ask…"will you marry me?"

5. "Marriage Proposal," by John Campbell

"You are in my dreams a future with you I hope to come true/ My life will never be complete without you/ True love did not exist until you came into my life/ I kneel before you with a ring in hand hoping you will become my wife/ The room goes silent nothing to be heard/ My stomach fills with butterflies awaiting her word/Tears begin to flow from her adoring eyes/ My body has become frozen in time awaiting her reply/ She reaches over and whispers in my ear/ A hug and a kiss and those magic words I yearn to hear/ Now a new life begins two hearts as one/ Our journey through life has just begun."

6. "If Love Were Enough," by Sharon Chira

"If Gratitude were enough/ I'd fill the oceans with mine for having you/ If laughter were enough/ I'd make you laugh till your last breath/ Just so I can hear that beautiful sound for eternity/ If dancing was enough/ I'd waltz and foxtrot with you till your feet hurt/ If tenderness was enough/ I'd then spend the rest of the day massaging those feet/ Just so I can take the aching away/ If life were enough/ I'd trade mine for yours in a heartbeat/ Just so you can live to fulfil all your heart's desires/ As all I want for you is your never-ending joy/ Your gentleness, coyness, kindness/ And if love were enough/ I'd love you in and out of time/ As I love you from this day onwards/ I will love you beyond my final breath"

7. "My Everything," by TommyGPoetry

"Please take my hand and walk with me.../ Through sunny fields, past sights unseen/ I will caress your face, to me you will sing/ While kissing your lips, we will dance with glee/laughing and hugging for all to see/ Please take my hand and walk with me.../ Over mountain peaks, we share a dream/ together forever, a loving team/ We will travel upon golden streets/ or fly above, our hearts one beat/ Please take my hand and walk with me.../ I get on my knee with this diamond ring/ because you are my everything!"

8. "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)."

9. "The Proposal," by CMGrimm

"A soft breeze gently rustles/ the golden leaves that have fallen/ scattered about/ below the twisted grey branches/ of the tree/ from which we used to swing/ Our names, carved by the hand/ of this tenderhearted young boy/ still echo love/ of youth and of each other/ I now take your hand in mine/ and beneath the shadow of this tree/ a testament and reminder of our love/ I ask that we never allow it to fade/ into the grayness of those limbs/ or to dry and crumble like the leaves/ that have fallen to the ground/ But that we allow it to grow/ ever upward, and to be strong/ as the trunk of the great tree itself/ that bears the evidence of this great love/ which beneath its arms began/ A soft breeze gently rustles/ the golden leaves that have fallen/ scattered about/ below the twisted grey branches/ of the tree/ from which we used to swing/ Our names, carved by the hand/ of this tenderhearted young boy/ still echo love/ of youth and of each other/ I now take your hand in mine/ and beneath the shadow of this tree/ a testament and reminder of our love/ I ask that we never allow it to fade/ into the grayness of those limbs/ or to dry and crumble like the leaves/ that have fallen to the ground/ But that we allow it to grow/ ever upward, and to be strong/ as the trunk of the great tree itself/ that bears the evidence of this great love/ which beneath its arms began."

10. "Marriage Proposal for Eternity," by James Aguilar

"I kneel and hand you this ring/ That symbolizes our marriage and eternal love / Maybe it's intuition/ Some things you just don't question/ Like in your eyes/ I see my future in an instant/ And there it goes/ I know I've found my best friend/ I knew I loved you before I met you/ I believed and dreamed you into life/ I have been waiting all my life for you/ I've found my meaning to live again/ I am complete now that I have found you/ Anytime I need to see your face / I just close my eyes/ And I am taken to a place/ Where love is born and secured/ Sweet like fine sugar/ I don't need to try to explain/ I just hold on tight and if it happens again/ I may move into to your heart/ Look into my eyes they are not telling lies/ I'm the kind of person who endorses a deep commitment/ Getting comfy seeking true love is what I live for/ A smell of perfume knocks me down to your command / It's like I'm down on the floor inside our heart/ And/ I don't know what makes love and perfume/ Have so many similarities that make two people bond/ Using symbols, using words can be linked/ When love shoots it should be aimed for eternity/ Eight things that make our love's constitution strong/ I believe Jehovah God makes marriage last/ I believe the sun should never set upon an argument/ I believe you can't appreciate real love until you've been burned/ I believe the most attractive features are the heart and soul/ I believe that family is worth more than money or gold/ I believe the only ones who disagree are players or evil spirits/ I believe forgiveness is the key to true happiness/ I believe in love surviving death into eternity/ I want to move in time with you/ I want my heart beat match yours/ I want to feel your hand in mine/ And do all the things you want me to/ The autumn/ breeze that comes from the mountains/ Will be the legitimate witness of my proposal for our love / So I ask you to take this time to answer would you marry me?"

11. "A Marriage Proposal," by Dane Ann Smith Johnsen

"Oh vow, thy love, eternally/ A marriage filled with bliss/ Promise your heart beyond a kiss/ Together living strongly, we/ Sing out fulfillment rosy, dreamy/ Our royal goal, prince and princess/ Let not decisions be amiss/ Pledge now, forever-loyalty/ Let two hearts soar to merriment/ Embark with zest; set sights above/ Dwell in faith's arms/ which heaven sent/ Let love rely on God…white dove/ My faithfulness shall not relent/ Please marry my eternal love."

12. "I Love You," by Ella Wheeler Wilcox

"I love your lips when they're wet with wine/ And red with a wild desire/ I love your eyes when the lovelight lies/ Lit with a passionate fire/ I love your arms when the warm white flesh/ Touches mine in a fond embrace/ I love your hair when the strands enmesh/ Your kisses against my face/ Not for me the cold, calm kiss/ Of a virgin's bloodless love/ Not for me the saint's white bliss/ Nor the heart of a spotless dove/ But give me the love that so freely gives/ And laughs at the whole world's blame/ With your body so young and warm in my arms/ It sets my poor heart aflame/ So kiss me sweet with your warm wet mouth/ Still fragrant with ruby wine/ And say with a fervor born of the South/ That your body and soul are mine/ Clasp me close in your warm young arms/ While the pale stars shine above/ And we'll live our whole young lives away/ In the joys of a living love."