CV
'Fair,' 'kind,' and 'true' have often lived alone,
Which three till now never kept seat in one.

There is something very powerful poetically about groups of three. What are three virtues that your loved one possesses? List these and in your own words communicate, "Few people possess one of these in its purest form. You, however, have all three."

CXVI
Love alters not with [Time's] brief hours and weeks,
But bears it out even to the edge of doom.

Love that is tested over time is refined like precious gold. What are some of the hardships your relationship has faced and overcome? Select one or two and touch on them briefly, or describe the forever quality you desire for your love.

LXXXV
Hearing you praised, I say, "Tis so, 'tis true,"
And to the most of praise add something more,

It is always nice to hear, "My friends/family think you're great." What compliments have you received from others lately about your significant other? Share them with him/her here. Talk about how much you agree, how they don't even know the half of it...

XLVII
Thyself away art present still with me,
For thou not farther than my thoughts canst move,
And I am still with them and they with thee...

When do you really think about your sweetheart? What are your favorite memories of time shared? Tell how much you think of him/her; name the particular things you recall. Remember that above all, it is the heart behind the words that really matters. (And that poetry doesn't have to rhyme.) As even the Bard himself admitted, "Look in your glass, and there appears a face/That overgoes my blunt invention quite,/Dulling my lines and doing me disgrace." (Well, if Shakespeare's writing is "blunt" and a "disgrace," you should see mine!)