Oblivious

[Erthona]

I think about half of it could probably cut as the descriptions in the first part are pretty weak, and really all you need is enough to segue into the next stanza. So maybe something like:

Poetry is "the lingering scent of romance on empty sheets;
the thrill of lips reuniting after a night apart",
or waiting for the spark of inspiration to birth it.

Still a little awkward, I'm not really sure what you're attempting with that last line, it doesn't really seem to make much sense. I just threw something in so it would fit with the next line, but it is really just a place holder.  

An idea here if you want to use it. You could image your lover as the mother of your poetry and you as the midwife, it sort of seems like you were close to that at times, or maybe not. I don't think that has been used before, and I am not planning on using it, so you're welcome to it. You of course have to configure it in an artful way to claim it as your own.

Good luck with this. I think it really is good enough to keep working putting the energy into. It has the potential to be a very good love poem.

Dale