Pablo Neruda
“Twenty Love Poems and a Song of Despair”
Words that brought eroticism to bear
Penned by a man from the town of Parral
A poet for whom there’s no parallel.
Poetry won him acclaim,
Politics tarnished his name;
Pablo Neruda on the Noble Prize
Neftalí Ricardo Reyes Basoalto in his parents’ eyes.
Upon his death, people forbidden to mourn
Due to his political views
Thousands of Chileans honored this man
Beyond established curfews.
As a man myself who fancies the verse
Writing poetry my ultimate curse
I envy the works of Pablo Neruda
My only wish? That I knew ya.
Entry in the Pablo Neruda contest
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