0ne_br0ken_s0ul ([info]0ne_br0ken_s0ul) wrote in [info]greatpoets,
@ 2008-06-06 23:20:00
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I Do Not Love You Except Because I Love You-- Pablo Neruda
I do not love you except because I love you;
I go from loving to not loving you,
From waiting to not waiting for you
My heart moves from cold to fire.

I love you only because it's you the one I love;
I hate you deeply, and hating you
Bend to you, and the measure of my changing love for you
Is that I do not see you but love you blindly.

Maybe January light will consume
My heart with its cruel
Ray, stealing my key to true calm.

In this part of the story I am the one who
Dies, the only one, and I will die of love because I love you,
Because I love you, Love, in fire and blood.



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[info]everette1_
2008-06-07 03:28 am UTC (link)
Oh, bless you for reawakening me to Neruda.

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[info]delia_deville
2008-06-07 08:27 am UTC (link)
My old house had a great porch so I always had friends over on Halloween to hand out candy.

A few years ago, this group of college girls came running up and we decided they should dance for their treats. One sauntered up behind the rest. On a whim, I decided she should give us a poem instead.

She grinned, composed herself and spoke the most beautiful words.
It was several sections from this poem. Totally amazing.

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[info]glass_doll
2008-06-07 05:24 pm UTC (link)
great choice


i have his books.
he's amazing

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[info]azdaja_dafema
2008-06-09 01:32 am UTC (link)
I love this poem.

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