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Oct 18, 2023 · Dive headfirst into a world of romance and passion with a curation of the most enchanting love poems by the legendary Pablo Neruda! Feel the sultry allure of the “Body of a Woman”, get lost in the achingly beautiful echoes of the “Song of Despair”.
Love Sonnet XVII. Any list of Neruda’s greatest poems should include several of his many wonderful love poems, and ideally, at least a couple of his love sonnets. So here’s another one: this time, one which probes the nature of the poet’s love for the addressee of the sonnet.
One Hundred Love Sonnets: XVII. By Pablo Neruda. Translated by Mark Eisner. I don’t love you as if you were a rose of salt, topaz, or arrow of carnations that propagate fire: I love you as one loves certain obscure things, secretly, between the shadow and the soul.
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"But if each day, each hour you feel that you are destined for me with implacable sweetness if each day a flower climbs up to your lips to seek me ah my love, ah my own in me all that fire is repeated in me nothing is extinguished or forgotten my love feeds on your love, beloved and as long as you live it will be in your arms without leaving mine."
"I do not love youas if you were salt-rose, or topaz or the arrow of carnations the fire shoots off I love you as certain dark things are to be loved in secret, between the shadow and the soul."
"Tomorrow we will only give them a leaf of the tree of our love, a leaf which will fall on the earth like if it had been made by our lips like a kiss which falls from our invincible heights to show the fire and the tenderness of a true love."
"Don't leave me, even for an hour, because then the little drops of anguish will all run together the smoke that roams looking for a home will drift into me, choking my lost heart."
"My words rained over you, stroking you A long time I have loved the sunned mother-of-pearl of you body Until I even believe that you own the universe I will bring you happy flowers from the mountains, bluebells, dark hazels, and rustic baskets of kisses I want to do with you what spring does with the cherry trees."
Known for his passionate and evocative verses, Pablo Neruda is regarded as one of the greatest love poets of the twentieth century. His enchanting poems delve deep into the essence of love, exploring its many facets, from longing and desire to heartbreak and adoration.
One Hundred Love Sonnets: XVII (I don’t love you as if you were a rose) Pablo Neruda. 1904 –. 1973. I don’t love you as if you were a rose of salt, topaz, or arrow of carnations that propagate fire: I love you as one loves certain obscure things, secretly, between the shadow and the soul.
Feb 23, 2017 · TWENTY LOVE POEMS AND A SONG OF DESPAIR, PABLO NERUDA Collection ArvindGupta; JaiGyan Language English
