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C&R: I do not love you

April 10, 2006

by Pablo Neruda 

I do not love you as 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.

I love you as the plant that never blooms
but carries in itself the light of hidden flowers;
thanks to your love a certain solid fragrance,
risen from the earth, lives darkly in my body.

I love you without knowing how, or when, or from where.
I love you straightforwardly, without complexities or pride;
so I love you because I know no other way

that this: where I does not exist, nor you,
so close that your hand on my chest is my hand,
so close that your eyes close as I fall asleep.

*~*~*

for hunn. thanks for the wonderful songs & music last nyt. lyf tlh muah.

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Previous Comments

Pablo Neruda's really amazing eh? He makes me want to master Spanish. Iba kasi pag binasa mo yung actual piece, not just the translation. :-)

Posted by Dan at April 10, 2006, 9:40 pm

[1] u got the original? share share share!!!!
i so love this poem.

Posted by mischarmed at April 11, 2006, 1:21 pm

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