Understanding Catullus's Poems Many of Catullus's poems expressed Catullus's love for his beloved Lesbia. In the first poem he is relishing her kisses and declaring the eternity of their love. The three later poems show him sadder and he accurse Lesbia of unfaithfulness yet still confesses his love for her. Catullus's Poems are universal in time and are relevant to any time period. The particular time period that I am focusing on is today's time …
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…society when one or both of the partners still posses love for each other. Unfortunately it could put future relationships in risk because you will never lose your love for the other partner. Even though Catullus wrote these poems in during the roman civilizations, they are still relevant to today's society in 1998. Catullus was a great poet and possessed much love for Lesbia. It's a shame that her faithfulness isn't as strong as Catullus's isn't.