Pablo Neruda's Sonnet XVII
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EnglishVoice Age
Young Adult (18-35)Accents
North American (General)Transcript
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So 17 by Pablo Neruda. I don't love you as if you are a rose of salt to or arrow of carnations that propagate fire. I love you. As one loves certain obscure things secretly between the shadow and the soul. I love you as the plant that doesn't bloom but carries the light of those flowers hidden within itself. And thanks to your love, the tight aroma that arose from the earth lives dimly in my body. I love you without knowing how or when or from where I love you directly without problems or pride. I love you like this because I don't know any other way to love except in this form in which I am not. Nor are you so close that your hand upon my chest is mine, so close that your eyes close with my dreams.