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

The only poem that has reduced me to tears. Quite amazing

Also I would like to bring to the admin's attention that there are many mistakes in this version, for example the original says: the night is starry (not shattered) . Could you kindly replace this with the correct version? Thank you.

I generally do not like romantic poetry, but somehow nothing seems to compare to the depth of feeling in Pablo Neruda's verses, even though they are translated (I'm sure it's even better in its original version) . They crawl under your skin and reach your heart, spreading goose bumps all over and move you to tears. This one especially speaks to the heart broken... because really, 'Love is so short, forgetting is so long'.

Such beautiful and tragic poem. :) The emptiness and his desperation of forgetting her really tugs at people's heart strings, even after generations.

He's definitely the biggest poet ever. I don't know this is the first poem that made me cry...

First read this poem several decades ago, when I was young.
It uses 'love' the way we use a line to hang our laundry out to dry.
It will always be a great poem because, like myths and eternal symbols, it expresses very clearly powerfully and poetically the absolute hopelessness of human life.
Neruda is like that other great Chilean artist, Matta the painter. Both grab large chunks of reality and serve them up uncompromisingly.

'Love is so short, forgetting is so long.'- Extraordinary, amazing, mind blowing lines. Now I know when they say that poets are philosophers as well.

I have read it for the first time..and I am moved like i never was...watching my feelings put into words...I miss 'us' Shail...will always do...

love is so short, forgetting is so long.
i couldn't agree more.

Claudia, I miss you tonight and I will always love you