I do not love you as if you were a rose made of salt or topaz
or an arrow of carnations spreading fire:
I love you the way certain dark things are loved,
secretly, between the shadow and the soul
but conceals within itself the light of those flowers;
and, thanks to your love, the darkness of my body
houses the suffocating aroma that arose from the earth.
I love you without knowing how, when, or where from;
I love you straightforwardly, with neither problems nor pride:
I love you thus, not knowing how to love you otherwise
so close that your hand on my chest is mine,
so close that your eyes grow heavy when I tire.
awww...i really fell in love with this sonnet, especially when i first heard it (it was featured on the movie patch adams, starring robin williams). neruda expresses love in its purest sense, it's a bit sad and yet a very romantic poem... this poem encompasses the meaning of true love... the last two verses are my favorite parts...
5 comments:
i fell in love with this poem the first time heard it...
its a wonderful feeling to hear such an exquisite poem, much more if its being spoken by a special person...
(hayz... dhl s poem n toh feeling ko tuloy ang sarap ma in love!)
waw. try mo ung saddest poem, or tonight i can write the saddest lines.. ndi ko un memorized by heart, but that's the firsts i've read from him. :)
cge try q read den post q...hehehe
Your blog keeps getting better and better! Your older articles are not as good as newer ones you have a lot more creativity and originality now keep it up!
this is very good for you, ybg :)
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