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Amor Quote by Pablo Neruda

“Amor" So many days, oh so many days seeing you so tangible and so close, how do I pay, with what do I pay? The bloodthirsty spring has awakened in the woods. The foxes start from their earths, the serpents drink the dew, and I go with you in the leaves between the pines and the silence, asking…” quote by Pablo Neruda
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““Amor" So many days, oh so many days seeing you so tangible and so close, how do I pay, with what do I pay? The bloodthirsty spring has awakened in the woods. The foxes start from their earths, the serpents drink the dew, and I go with you in the leaves between the pines and the silence, asking myself how and when I will have to pay for my luck. Of everything I have seen, it's you I want to go on seeing: of everything I've touched, it's your flesh I want to go on touching. I love your orange laughter. I am moved by the sight of you sleeping. What am I to do, love, loved one? I don't know how others love or how people loved in the past. I live, watching you, loving you. Being in love is my nature. You please me more each afternoon. Where is she? I keep on asking if your eyes disappear. How long she's taking! I think, and I'm hurt. I feel poor, foolish and sad, and you arrive and you are lightning glancing off the peach trees. That's why I love you and yet not why. There are so many reasons, and yet so few, for love has to be so, involving and general, particular and terrifying, joyful and grieving, flowering like the stars, and measureless as a kiss. That's why I love you and yet not why. There are so many reasons, and yet so few, for love has to be so, involving and general, particular and terrifying, joyful and grieving, flowering like the stars, and measureless as a kiss.””

Pablo Neruda

About This Quote

Source Poem: “Amor” by Pablo Neruda, 1930s

The speaker expresses an intense, paradoxical love that feels both inevitable and inexplicable, intertwining desire, longing, and fear of loss.

In simple terms: Deep love feels both natural and mysterious.

Key Takeaway

Embrace love’s contradictions without over‑analyzing.

Themes

love longing paradox beauty pain

Mood

wistantic melancholic

Type

poetic lyational

When to use this quote

  • romantic relationships
  • artistic inspiration
  • personal reflection

Key Concepts

existential yearning sensory imagery emotional intensity

Questions to Reflect On

  • How does love shape your sense of self?
  • What fears arise when love feels uncontrollable?
A Different Perspective

Love can be overwhelming and may cloud judgment.

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