Happy Valentine's Day everyone, hope it is sweet for all of you! I'll be announcing the winner of the Follower Love Giveaway Hop when I get home from work, but until then I leave you with this poem by Pablo Neruda....it's one of my favorites =)
Sonnet XVII
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
than 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
8 comments:
Aww what a lovely poem x
O I adore him!
You've made me want to go buy a book of his poetry as a treat to my self.
Thank you!
Happy Valentine's Day!
What a gorgeous poem.
Pablo Neruda rocks and has such a way with words.
That is a beautiful poem.
My heart leaps at hearing Neruda...Love him to pieces. Thanks for sharing.
Awww, love the poem! Happy Valentine's Day!
dude: i get why its your favourite!
'i love you as certain dark things are to be loved, in secret, between the shadow and the soul.'
oh the pretty!
I have only recently discovered Neruda and his love poems are among the nicest and most intense. I love them.
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