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SO THAT YOU WILL HEAR ME

So that you will hear me
my words
sometimes grow thin
as the tracks of the gulls on the beaches.

Necklace, drunken bell
for your hands smooth as grapes.

And I watch my words from a long way off.
They are more yours than mine.
They climb on my old suffering like ivy.

It climbs the same way on damp walls.
You are to blame for this cruel sport.
They are fleeing from my dark lair.
You fill everything, you fill everything.

Before you they peopled the solitude that you occupy,
and they are more used to my sadness than you are.

Now I want them to say what I want to say to you
to make you hear as I want you to hear me.

The wind of anguish still hauls on them as usual.
Sometimes hurricanes of dreams still knock them over.
You listen to other voices in my painful voice.

Lament of old mouths, blood of old supplications.
Love me, companion. Don't forsake me. Follow me.
Follow me, companion, on this wave of anguish.

But my words become stained with your love.
You occupy everything, you occupy everything.

I am making them into an endless necklace
for your white hands, smooth as grapes.

Pablo Neruda

magic fly paula, Adam Schuetze, Bernard Schul, ben+maggie, and 123 other people added this photo to their favorites.

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  1. Leviathor 78 months ago | reply

    Spectacular work!

    Year Ago feature on the Front Page!

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    Seen on the explore page. (?)

  2. gangs_figth 78 months ago | reply

    AMaaaaaaaaaaaaZing (K)

  3. lorretine 78 months ago | reply

    thank you so much for your wonderful comments!!!

    Christine, yes, it's been a year when I took this photo...
    oh time runs so fast...

  4. jacq77 [deleted] 78 months ago | reply

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    It is time that this photograph sees the front scene ! .

    " ╠A year ago-Un an déjà-Hace un año (invited pix only)╣ .

    Tag "OneYear" and share it with us :o)

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  5. nss.waga 74 months ago | reply

    Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Creative Captions, and we'd love to have your photo added to the group.

  6. limejuiceandgin 73 months ago | reply

    This is gorgeous, the lighting, focus and handwriting are all beautiful.

    And it's Pablo Neruda, too!!

  7. elishaowdom [deleted] 73 months ago | reply

    Beauty is in the *EYE* of the Beholder
    Please add your Beautiful Photo to:
    Beauty is in the *Eye* of the Beholder!

    Very nice.

  8. Eternal Bliss:) 66 months ago | reply

    very very worthy

  9. Yanks4Life23519 64 months ago | reply

    Hi, I'm an admin for a group called All things indoors =), and we'd love to have your photo added to the group.

  10. l.traube 64 months ago | reply

    Ciao, sono amministratore di un gruppo chiamato Write me!. Ci farebbe piacere aggiungere le tuo foto al gruppo.

  11. dalubhasa 62 months ago | reply

    Hi there,

    I really find your photo very interesting. I hope you do not mind if I attached this to my latest blog post entitled Are you a Humane Blogger?

    If you have concerns, pls. feel free to contact me.

    Thanks.
    wherebloggersandhumansmeet.blogspot.com/2008/04/are-you-h...

  12. rg269tq 60 months ago | reply

    Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Random & Creative shots, and we'd love to have this added to the group!

  13. lozzic 59 months ago | reply

    Brilliant work! I love the way you have positioned the Parker 51!

  14. The Wall Flower [deleted] 58 months ago | reply

    beautiful hand writing
    i love moleskins so much

  15. kwzane 48 months ago | reply

    Very intriguing.

  16. judy_carson 26 months ago | reply

    LOVELY handwriting!

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