because I know no other way.

Posted on Monday, April 16th, 2007 at 4:24 am


I do not love you as if you were salt-rose, or topaz,
or the arrow of carnations the fire shoots off.
I love you as certain dark things are to be loved,
in secret, between the shadow and the soul.

I love you as the plant that never blooms
but carries in itself the light of hidden flowers;
thanks to your love a certain solid fragrance,
risen from the earth, lives darkly in my body.

I love you without knowing how, or when, or from where.
I love you straightforwardly, without complexities or pride;
so I love you because I know no other way

than this: where I does not exist, nor you,
so close that your hand on my chest is my hand,
so close that your eyes close as I fall asleep.

Pablo Neruda

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2 Responses to “because I know no other way.”

  1. na says:

    ชอบท่อนนี้ค่ะ
    “I love you as the plant that never blooms but carries in itself the light of hidden flowers”

    แล้วมีทางไหนอ่ะที่ไม่รู้..อิอิ

    ปล.แปลตามความรู้สึกค่ะ ..รู้สึกว่าจะออกแนวเหงาๆ
    แต่ก็แฝงอารมณ์ซึ้งๆนิดหน่อย

    เกิดอะไรขึ้นกะหัวใจพี่พฤษภ์อีกเหรอคะ(แห่ะๆถามเฉยๆค่ะ) 😀

  2. siwawong says:

    -“-

    อารมณ์อกหักตลอดเลยเหรอพี่…

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