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Don't Go Far Off, Not Even For A Day
By Pablo Neruda More Pablo Neruda
Don't
go far off, not even for a day, because --
because -- I don't know
how to say it: a day is long
and I will be waiting for you, as in
an empty station
when the trains are parked off somewhere else,
asleep.
Don't leave me, even for an hour, because
then the
little drops of anguish will all run together,
the smoke that
roams looking for a home will drift
into me, choking my lost
heart.
Oh, may your silhouette never dissolve on the
beach;
may your eyelids never flutter into the empty
distance.
Don't leave me for a second, my dearest,
because
in that moment you'll have gone so far
I'll wander mazily over all
the earth, asking,
Will you come back? Will you leave me here,
dying?
Source:https://www.familyfriendpoems.com/poem/dont-go-far-off-not-even-for-a-day-by-pablo-neruda
Nice one, thought provoking.
ReplyDeleteInteresting poem.
ReplyDeleteDearest Jo-Anne,
ReplyDeleteYet so many will be dying lonely...
That must be horrible - IF the person still realizes his/her loneliness.
Hugs,
Mariette
Diane B.....It is
ReplyDeleteMargaret D.....Thanks
Mareitte.........Yes that is so sad
An aching heart longing for a love one.
ReplyDeleteI love Pablo Neruda's work.
ReplyDeleteDear Jo-Anne, I've never heard of nor read any poetry by Neruda. Thank you so must for sharing. The poignancy of the poem just ripped open my heart. Peace.
ReplyDeleteThis poem seems like an appropriate pick for this time of Covid and so many people losing loved ones.
ReplyDeleteNancy.......So many do, sadly
ReplyDeleteMama.......I am pleased
Dee.......I didn't either, till now and I liked this poem
Karen......,Yes it does