Romantic Poems

Where do love poems end and romantic poems begin? In the case of Paul Curtis's collection of poetry, the love poems focus on the physical aspects of love, whereas the romantic poems revolve around the cerebral and emotional aspects of relationships - the ideal of love.

Purely Platonic

Is any relationship purely platonic? The couple in this narrative rhyming poem find that their perspective on life and their feelings for each other change when they holiday together abroad .

Everything But A Possession

Written in the first person by a husband about his wife, Everything But A Possession is a deeply romantic poem about the importance of loving and supportive partner.

Words

A tenderly romantic poem about two people learning to love again, following the disappointments and traumas that they have experienced in previous failed relationships.

Love

'Love' is a romantic poem which explores the meaning of love as an abstract and a physical construct. God, I can write a load of bollocks, can't I? Just read the poem, as I can assure you you'll enjoy it much more than the introduction to it.

Love At A Stroke

It was tempting to include Love At A Stroke with the first love poem, since it includes the classical set piece of a beautiful woman glimpsed across a crowded room. The poem, however, focuses on the narrator's attempts to analyse his feelings for this rare beauty. Is he experiencing infatuation, lust or love at first sight?

Spanish Eyes

A mildly erotic account of a young man's chance encounter with a beautiful and captivating Spanish girl in a cafe.

Reflected Glory

A woman sits before a mirror, whilst her lover from afar reflects upon both her beauty and his good fortune.