(12 July 1904 – 23 September 1973 / Parral / Chile)

poet Pablo Neruda
#4 on top 500 poets

I Do Not Love You Except Because I Love You

I do not love you except because I love you;
I go from loving to not loving you,
From waiting to not waiting for you
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  • Iohannes Silvaticus (7/3/2008 10:22:00 AM)

    An honest portrayal and description of true love. One who does not appreciate must surely be a fool.

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  • Pao Pao (6/12/2008 12:00:00 PM)

    this poem was dedicated to me by someone i really loved back two years ago but we never get the chance to show our true feeling for each other. this poem means a lot to the two of us. thank you for this great poem!

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  • Stephany Aa (6/10/2008 5:29:00 PM)

    I just think that love is so lovely

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  • p.a. noushad (6/9/2008 7:25:00 AM)

    love its colourful wings fluttering around of me, beautiful poem.

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  • Liz Thaugally (4/7/2008 6:26:00 AM)

    The hate in love we feel when someone has betrayed us-simply and beautifully written. Love is indeed a multi-faceted emotion, and Neruda expresses it so well.

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  • Blue angel Florida (4/2/2008 1:06:00 AM)

    ' I do not see you, but love you blindly'...MMMM

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  • Torsa Ghosal (3/23/2008 11:21:00 AM)

    This man was a GENIUS! ! ! i love all his poems.

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  • anonymous (3/21/2008 6:35:00 PM)

    i love this poem so much
    im in love with it
    awesome job!

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  • Kash Earley (3/20/2008 5:00:00 AM)

    My Goodness! Right to the quick. How Neruda expresses the loves that have paraded in and out of my life...how painful. And yet the memory that Pablo issues forth with this masterpiece.... once again begins the parade.

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  • Blue angel Florida (2/16/2008 8:12:00 PM)

    Amazingly painful...Love and pain...blind.

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