A love poem has the power to touch ... or even in a creative way. You are the rhyme that never fades, the melody that always inspires me. Every word I secretly write, carries your name, my sweet ...

This poem embodies that sort of intense, fleeting crush you get on someone ... Her poem Variations on the Word Love discusses many forms of love, but ultimately, for me, it is a reminder of ...

O n that day when the soul dresses in white and the heart beats stronger, every word spoken takes on an eternal meaning.

Duffy uses the metaphor of an onion to describe the complexity of love in her poem 'Valentine'. "Not a red rose or a satin heart. I give you an onion." On the face of it, Carol Ann Duffy’s ...