Pablo Neruda's "Sonnet XVII"

Today’s poem from Pablo Neruda is characteristic of the passionate Chilean’s emphatic love poetry, but more chaste and decorous than some of his verses–perfect for a day that somehow manages to celebrate romance and the beheading of an Italian saint simultaneously. Get full access to The Daily Poem Podcast at dailypoempod.substack.com/subscribe

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