Naked Quote by Federico García Lorca
““Quasida of the Woman Prone" To see you naked is to remember the Earth, the smooth Earth, clean of horses, the Earth without reeds, pure form, closed to the future, confine of silver. To see you naked is to understand the desire of rain that looks for the delicate waist, or the fever of the broad-faced sea that cannot find the light of its cheek. Blood will ring through the bedrooms and will come with flaming swords, but you will not know the hiding places of the violet or the heart of the toad. Your womb is a struggle of roots. Your lips are a dawn without contour. Under the lukewarm roses of the bed the dead men moan, awaiting their return.””
About This Quote
Source Poem: “Quasida of the Woman Prone” (unpublished)
The poem uses vivid, surreal imagery to explore desire, vulnerability, and the intertwining of life and death in intimate moments.
In simple terms: Intense, symbolic language portrays love and mortality.
Key Takeaway
Embrace the rawness of human experience.
Themes
desire
death
identity
nature
Mood
melancholic
intense
Type
poetic
literary
When to use this quote
- intimacy
- artistic creation
- psychological introspection
Key Concepts
surrealism
symbolism
existentialism
Questions to Reflect On
- What emotions does the imagery evoke?
- How does the poem reflect on the body’s connection to nature?
A Different Perspective
The abstract style may obscure concrete meaning for some readers.
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