Ah Vastness of Pines by Pablo Neruda
The poem explores the speaker's longing for a distant and unattainable love, using the metaphor of pines to convey the vastness and depth of their emotions. The speaker describes the pines as being "like sentinels of the horizon," emphasizing their role in marking the boundaries between reality and the infinite.
By Pablo Neruda · First published 1975 · Genre: Poetry, Romanticism, Nature Writing · 154 words
First lines
Ah vastness of pines, murmur of waves breaking, slow play of lights, solitary bell, twilight falling in your eyes, toy doll, earth-shell, in whom the earth sings!
In you the rivers sing and my soul flees in them as you desire, and you send it where you will.
Aim my road on your bow of hope and in a frenzy I will flee my flock of arrows.
On all sides I see your waist of fog, and your silence hunts down my afflicted hours; my kisses anchor, and my moist desire nests in your arms of transparent stone.
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- Work type: Poem
- Author: Pablo Neruda
- Date: 1975 CE
- Language: English
- Genres: Poetry, Romanticism, Nature Writing, Symbolism, Modernism
- Length: 154 words
- Structure: 1 section, 6 paragraphs
- Reading fit: Easy (6th Grade)
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Genres
- Poetry — The work is characterized by its lyrical and expressive language, typical of poetry.
- Romanticism — Themes of love, nature, and emotional depth align with Romantic ideals.
- Nature Writing — The vivid imagery of natural elements like pines, waves, and twilight emphasizes a connection to nature.
- Symbolism — The use of symbols such as 'earth-shell' and 'transparent stone' conveys deeper meanings and emotions.
Tags
Poetry · Nature · Latin American Literature · Love · Longing · Melancholy · Imagery · Symbolism · Free Verse · Lyrical · Contemplative · Introspective
More by Pablo Neruda
- Body of a Woman (1959)
- The Light Wraps You (1954)
- The Morning Is Full (1954)
- So That You Will Hear Me (1976)
- I Remember You As You Were (1952)
- Leaning Into The Afternoons Leaning into the afternoons I cast my sad nets towards your oceanic eyes (1954)
- White Bee (1974)
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