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[desire_to_think]

I have gone marking the atlas of your body
with crosses of fire.
My mouth went across: a spider, trying to hide.
In you, behind you, timid, driven by thirst.

See, to me, that's the cool piece, and I was glad to find it. The rest of the poem doesn't get me the same way. But here it is, in full form: 'I Have Gone Marking', by Pablo

Comments

[devoidofthought]

There is always something lost in translation.
I really like the first verse as well.

[anonymous]

Neruda is amazing, simple as that. Thanks for sharing (I agree, those lines are the strongest part of the poem). Here's a great new project my friend is working on over at http://www.redpoppy.net/pablo_neruda.php for more Pablo Neruda goodness.