1. Sonnet XVII by Pablo Neruda
One of Pablo Neruda’s most famous poems, Sonnet XVII, is a pure and sincere declaration of love. YesHis words resonate with the depth of a love that transcends the physical and delves into the spiritual.
Sonnet XVII
I don’t love you as if you were rose of salt, topaz
or arrow of carnations that spread fire:
I love you like you love certain dark things,
secretly, between the shadow and the soul.
2. “With you” by Luis Cernuda
Luis Cernuda, poet of the Generation of ’27, gives us with “Contigo” a poem full of passion and desire. Its verses convey the longing and fulfillment that is felt when being with the person you love.
With you
If man could say what he loves,
If man could lift his love to the sky
like a cloud in the light;
yes like walls that collapse,
to greet the truth standing in the middle,
could collapse your body,
leaving only the truth of his love,
the truth of himself,
which is not called glory, fortune or ambition,
but love or desire,
I would be the one I imagined;
the one who with his tongue, his eyes and his hands
proclaims before men the unknown truth,
the truth of his true love.
3. “I Love You” by Mario Benedetti
Mario Benedetti, a master of romantic poetry, offers us “I Love You”. This poem is a simple and direct declaration of love, ideal for expressing your feelings on Girlfriend’s Day.
I love you
Your hands are my caress,
my everyday chords
I love you because your hands
They work for justice.
If I love you it is because you are
my love, my accomplice and everything
and in the street, side by side,
We are much more than two.
4. “Poem 20” by Pablo Neruda
Another iconic poem by Pablo Neruda is “Poem 20”, included in his work “Twenty Poems of Love and a Song of Despair”. This poem captures the melancholy and intensity of lost love, but also the beauty of having loved deeply.
Poem 20
I can write the saddest verses tonight.
Write, for example: “The night is starry,
and the stars shiver, blue, in the distance.”
The night wind spins in the sky and sings.
I can write the saddest verses tonight.
I loved her, and sometimes she loved me too.
5. “Rima XXI” by Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer
Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer, one of the most important romantic poets in Spanish literature, In his “Rima XXI” he offers us a question and answer about the meaning of love.
Rhyme XXI
What is poetry? you say while you nail
in my pupil your blue pupil.
What is poetry? Are you asking me that?
You are poetry.
Girlfriend’s Day is a perfect opportunity to express your deepest feelings. These poems are powerful tools to communicate the love, passion, and admiration you feel for your partner. Choose the one that resonates most with you and give your girlfriend some words that she will surely treasure forever.
