"I CAN WRITE THE SADDEST LINES...." Pablo Neruda
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pp0L_bIXfKQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sOD_qMKWdgc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=00oapq5eg88
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 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 simply, without problems or
pride:
I love you in this way
because I don't know any other way of
loving
but this, in which there is no I nor
you,
so intimate that your hand upon my chest is my
hand,
so intimate that when I fall
asleep
it is your eyes that close.
PABLO NERUDA
Pablo Neruda is a Chilean poet, activist, politician and one who dreamt of changing the world. His works was translated into different languages. A fellow novelist Colombian Gabriel Gracia Marquez called him "the greatest poet of the 20th century in any language."
His works are composed of erotically charged poems, historical epics and mostly about love like his Twenty Poems of love and a Song of Despair.
His works will always be in the heart of his followers and those who appreciate his work. That's the blessing of poetry, it travels, it affects and move us beyond and everybody of us can be a poet. Without further ado, I am sharing with you the poetry readings of the works of Pablo Neruda. I hope you enjoy it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pn7OHDZjfTI
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:
so close that your hand on my chest is my hand,
so close that when you close your
eyes......... Fall asleep...!
I am sorry......
This is a Robin Williams version from PATCH, the film.