Theme: Love
I do not love you
I do not love you as if you were
salt-rose, or topaz, (
Metaphor)
or the
arrow of carnations the fire shoots off. ( Metaphor)
I love you as certain dark things are to be loved, ( Metaphor)
in secret, between the shadow and the
soul.
I love you as the plant that never blooms ( Metaphor)
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.
- Pablo Neruda
The tone of the poet seem to be almost
euphoric, since he is in love and peaceful
The message of the poet is to express his
love to the woman that he is in love with.
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