Saturday, October 01, 2005

i wanted to post this because it is a favorite of mine, as neruda is a favorite poet of mine . i love it. it means a lot to me, i hope you will enjoy it too. s

Body of a Woman

Body of a woman, white hills, white thighs,
you look like a world, lying in surrender.
My rough peasant's body digs into you
and makes the son leap from the depth of the earth.

I was alone like a tunnel. The birds fled from me,
and night swamped me with it's crushing invasion.
To survive myself i forged you like a weapon,
like an arrow in my bow, a stone in my sling.

But the hour of vengeance falls, and i love you.
Body of skin, of moss, of eager and firm milk.
Oh the goblets of the breast! Oh the eyes of absence!
Oh the roses of the pubis! Oh your voice, slow and sad!

Body of my woman, I will persist in your grace.
My thirst, my boundless desire, my shifting road!
Dark river-beds where the eternal thirst flows
and weariness follows, and the infinite ache. pablo neruda






i think i could live through almost anything if i KNEW without a doubt that there was a man somewhere that felt this for me. this is such a sensual poem and filled with such longing and yes, love! s

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