Hindi Kita Iniibig Kung Hindi Lamang sa Dahilang Iniibig Kita

Someone commented on Awit ng Pag-ibig XX and I just had to check out what she had translated. At first I thought it was Love Sonnet XLIV and so I was excited to read it. After reading the sonnet, I realized that I was wrong but I was glad I was. Now, I have another [...]

I do not love you and I love you…

I can’t believe I missed posting this here. I was looking for this poem here only to discover that I left it behind on another blog. I found this poem on my 100 Love Sonnets book (all written by Pablo Neruda). Sabrás que no te amo y que te amo puwesto que de dos modos [...]

XVII

Another sonnet by Pablo Neruda: No te amo comi si fueras rosa de sal, topacio o flecha de claveles que propagan el fuego: te amo como se aman ciertas cosas oscuras, secremente, entre la sobra y el alma. Te amo como la planta que no florece y lleva dentro de sí, escondida, la luz de [...]