Tie your heart at night to mine, love,
and both will defeat the darkness
like twin drums beating in the forest
against the heavy wall of wet leaves.
Night crossing: black coal of dream
that cuts the thread of earthly orbs
with the punctuality of a headlong train
that pulls cold stone and shadow endlessly.
Love, because of it, tie me to a purer movement,
to the grip on life that beats in your breast,
with the wings of a submerged swan,
So that our dream might reply
to the sky's questioning stars
with one key, one door closed to shadow.
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I like this poem because it implies that love is THE path to salvation. If you really like Neruda, check out Red Poppy at www.redpoppy.net. It's a non-profit set up to publish Neruda's biography, create a documentary about him, and translate his works into English.
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