The poem explores the theme of longing and nostalgia through the speaker's desire to revisit a past love on the shore. The speaker yearns for a lost time and place, evoking sensual memories of the beloved. The poem's use of natural imagery, such as the sea and the shore, serves as a metaphor for the ebb and flow of human emotions.
By Pablo Neruda · First published 1954 · Genre: Poetry, Nature Writing, Meditative Literature