Love Sonnet XVI

kaberett brought to my attention Pablo Neruda's Love Sonnet XVI, and I found this translation.

I love the handful of earth you are.
Because of its meadows, vast as a planet,
I have no other star. You are my replica
of the multiplying universe.

Your wide eyes are the only light I know
from the extinguished constellations;
your skin throbs like a streak
of a meteor through the rain.

your hips were that much of the moon for me;
your deep mouth and its delights, that much sun;
Your heart, fiery with its long red rays,

was that much ardent light, like honey in the shade.
So I pass across your burning form, kissing
you—compact and planetary, my dove, my globe.

My tweets

• Thu, 16:14: RT @anildash: IMPEACH WENCESLAS
• Thu, 16:19: RT @restartthevoid: security certificate of void has expired.
• Thu, 16:30: RT @NWSBayArea: Unofficial 24 Hour Rainfall totals across the area. Scattered showers expected to continue into Friday. #CAwx https://t.co/…
• Thu, 17:37: RT @dreamwidth: ...and we're back! Everything's looking shiny. -Mark
• Thu, 18:11: RT @civilwarbore: OK look. Modern burials at sea done by the US Navy involve cremated remains, because nobody wants to haul dead bodies aro…
• Thu, 18:11: RT @civilwarbore: Do not bury my ass at sea, incidentally, I will fucking haunt you so you never know a moment's peace. ANYWAY.
• Thu, 18:11: RT @civilwarbore: The burial detail is usually volunteers and they try really hard to make it ceremonial and respectful but there's physics…
• Thu, 18:11: RT @civilwarbore: I trust y'all begin to see where this is going. By the end of a burial at sea, the entire aft end of the ship is covered…
• Fri, 00:24: RT @davidehrlich: 2014: don't read the comments 2015: don't read the news 2016: move to the moon 2017: don't read the moon comments
• Fri, 01:38: RT @RobMayeda: Pretty view of the Transamerica Pyramid tower beacon cutting through the low clouds and light rain over san Francisco. @NWSB…

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