Today we have our last poem from our July spotlight poet, Pablo Neruda. I couldn’t leave you without the “Song of Despair” that comes after the 20 love poems. Don’t forget to check The Lois Level for our other entries! As always, my response is below, but read the poem and formulate your own response …
How are feelings of love like the sea and sky in the evening?
We Have Lost Even
We have lost even this twilight.
No one saw us this evening hand in hand
while the blue night dropped on the world.
A Poem by Pablo Neruda from Twenty Love Poems and a Song of Despair I Remember You As You Were I remember you as you were in the last autumn.You were the grey beret and the still heart.In your eyes the flames of the twilight fought on.And the leaves fell in the water of your …
Pablo Neruda, born Ricardo Eliécer Neftalí Reyes Basoalto, was a Chilean poet and diplomat. Although he wrote and published poems and other forms throughout his life, he also served as a diplomat in several countries. Later in life, he was detained in Chile as a Communist. While the terms “Communism” and “Socialism” have negative connotations …
