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Tonight I can Write the Saddest Lines, Pablo Neruda, Pablo Neruda is a much acclaimed writer from Chile. This poem was written in Spanish in 1924 and later, translated into English in 1969. This poem is celebrated for its imagery and symbols to present the pain, of jilted lover. It is about memories of a lost love and the pain they can cause. Throughout the poem the, speaker recalls the details of his love that is now broken. He continually juxtaposes the past with his, ladylove with the loneliness he experiences in the present. It is written in the style of monologue with, the repetition of the line “Tonight I can write the saddest lines” three times to emphasise his sorrow., The first line of the poem leaves the readers with a curiosity to know the reason for the poet’s, sadness. The images like shattered night and shivering of the blue stars in the distance indicate his, melancholic mood. He decides to write a poem at night which brings a dark imagery and his sad mood., The shattered night and the shivering stars project the turmoil the poet experiences in his life. The night, wind becomes his companion as it revolves in the sky and sings. Moreover the night enables him to, write which he could not write till then. He confesses that he loved her and the unnamed woman also, loved him for some time. His memory takes him back to a similar night when he held her in his arm. He, admits that he was in love with her deeply and says that her great still eyes will make anyone to fall in, love with her., The writer feels that he can write the saddest lines that night as he knows that she is no longer, with him. Without her the night seems to be immensely lonely. But his writing replenishes his soul like, dew drops to the pasture. He feels upset that in spite of everything, his love could not have her and, without her his soul is lost. The night is traumatized as she is not with him. He hears someone singing in, the distance, which also indicates that he is alone as he could hear it from the distance. Now he, mentions his longing to get reunited with his ladylove as; his sight searches for her, to go to her and his, heart too looks for her. Again he mentions that night is similar to the other night when they were, together. Suddenly he declares that he does not love her but he loved her greatly earlier. He even tried, to send the wind to touch her hearing. But she is another’s now and to express his pain of losing her, the, poet states it that her voice, body and infinite eyes will be another’s. Again he declares that he no longer, loves her but contradicts himself by stating that he may love her. His words, love is short but forgetting, is long, reveals his love for her. The night leaves him with the memory of his ladylove and her loss leaves, his soul disturbed. He concludes the poem with a determination that this is the last pain she gives him, and this is the last poem he writes for her. He hopes that with this painful attempt of writing he wishes, to get out of her memory., , Ode To Clothes'Summary, Ode To Clothes' by Chilean poet Pablo Neruda, is a poem about the intimate relationship that the poet, shares with his clothes. Neruda tells us how his clothes wait to be filled by not just his body, but also his, love, pride and hope. His clothes are always loyal to him. They are with him all the time; when he goes, out to earn a living, when he writes poetry and when he observes the world. Just as the actions and, struggles of men and women make him who he is, by employing him, by opposing him, by providing him

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food and enlightenment, the poet claims that he makes his clothes what they are. His clothes are a, reflection of who he is, as though they are his soul. They cling to him during bad times., The poet imagines that one day he might be killed by a bullet from an enemy, staining his clothes with, blood; or he may slowly get sick and die. Either way, his clothes will go with him when he is buried in the, earth. This makes him greet his clothes with reverence every day. He feels that his clothes and he are, one, and will face life’s struggles together till the day he dies., , "The Fable of the Mermaid and the Drunks", Pablo Neruda is a literary giant and this poem, " The Fable of the Mermaid and the Drunks" is one of his, greatest works., The imagery is so vivid that a movie inside your head starts to play once you begin to read the lines of, the poem. The first few lines already establish the direction of the poem and like a vise, it gradually grips, you until you find yourself struggling away towards the end. This poem, in a few lines of beautiful prose,, was able to encapsulate a strong message to the reader., Innocence is such a beautiful thing. This poem is all about innocence and how brutal man can be in, stealing it away. At the one level of interpretation, it is all about an innocent mermaid who left her, home and found herself in a completely different place, abused by drunk men, and forced to return to, her world, damaged. Some would interpret it as man's destruction of nature, going as far as developing, a imagery of rape--- there were explicit references to spitting on the mermaid, obscenities thrown and, taunting, and sadly, physical abuse:, "They blackened her with burnt corks and cigarette stubs, and rolled around laughing on the tavern, floor.", The mermaid's reaction was priceless. Without fanfare or a whimper, she left. Was this an attempt from, Neruda to paint an image of an abused woman who has submitted to her fate? By returning to the river,, she was "cleansed" and eventually, "swam towards emptiness and death". It was clear that despite this,, going back was the best decision for her and home was a far better place to be in., This poem may be a fable but the message is far more profound than it looks., Indeed, there is dignity in silence, beauty in simplicity.