It's All About Passion

When it comes to romance, passion is everything. Passion brings power to the
written word. You have heard that the pen is mightier than the sword. It is true.
That is because a pen, guided by passion, has the ability to warm hearts or turn
them stone cold. The difference between finding and enchanting the love of a
lifetime or striking out is what you say and how you say it.

When you write, remember that your focus is not on pornographic images. Don't
fiddle around with eroticism lightly. Innuendo is powerful when it creates passion in your reader. Images that are reminiscent of cheap, porn movies or magazines will kill the mood you really want. Porn devalues women. Be careful with eroticism.

Here is a poem I wrote that contains innuendo. Even the name has passionate
connotations. The imagery is very clear, yet, the reader is not left with the feeling that they are reading some trashy porn magazine. We'll take a closer look at a few lines after the poem.

Fire
by Mickey Maguire

What fills me with desire?
It's that fragrance I know,
bodies ebb and flow,
the warmth of eyes aglow.

What fills me with desire?
Soft and silky flesh,
the dew on petals fresh,
limbs surround, enmesh.

What fills me with desire?
It is the smile you wear,
I wake to find you there,
it's love beyond compare.

It is obvious that we are talking about desire. The image of bodies moving is
introduced in the first stanza (bodies ebb and flow). Glowing eyes give the
impression of candle light or being by a fireplace without mentioning it.

Soft and silky flesh... this image is very clear, there is skin contact. Dew on petals is moisture. The connotation here is foreplay and increasing desire. Followed by limbs enmeshed... obviously there is some sort of physical intimacy happening.

The last stanza is taking place after the heat of passion. There are smiles, waking up in the morning, and feelings of incomparable love.

You can see that the poem creates a very passionate scene, but, it is not cheap
and tawdry. It is genuine, passionate love. That is the dream of every romantic
woman.