Poem Hunter 4 - Ode To Classic Poets Of Poem Hunter - Pablo Neruda Poem by Geeta Radhakrishna Menon

Dear Poet Pablo Neruda!
In your poem. "If you forget me"
I perceive a conditional element for love.
"If little by little you stop loving me
I shall stop loving you little by little."
Later, you say:
"If suddenly you forget me
Do not look for me
I shall already have forgotten you."

Respected Poet Pablo Neruda!
Please do not be angry with me
Because here, I beg to differ.
With much apologies Sir!
Love is not love,
If it is conditioned
And punctuated with ‘Ifs'!
Love is such a wholesome emotion,
Unplanned and unconditional,
Which pours out in ecstasy
With profound joy.
Is there any room for reservation or revenge?

Recalling Shakespeare's Sonnet
Wherein he exclaims:
"Love is not love
Which alters when it alteration finds,
Or bends with the remover to remove."

Let me quote my humble poem too:
"Love is all embracing
That should emerge from deep within
Limitless and infinite!
Without any barriers and boundaries,
With no tall orders or terse rules,
Without any expectations or rewards! "

Dear Poet Pablo Neruda,
You have a unique style of writing poems
That express with passion the raw emotions
With such honesty and clarity,
That makes you a top poet of Poem Hunter!