Blazing Love

                                                                            Maria João Pires plays Chopin Piano Sonata No. 3  (Largo)                                                

I Remember You As You Were

I remember you as you were in the last autumn.
You were the grey beret and the still heart.
In your eyes the flames of the twilight fought on.
And the leaves fell in the water of your soul.

Clasping my arms like a climbing plant
the leaves garnered your voice, that was slow and at peace.
Bonfire of awe in which my thirst was burning.
Sweet blue hyacinth twisted over my soul.

I feel your eyes traveling, and the autumn is far off:
Grey beret, voice of a bird, heart like a house
Towards which my deep longings migrated
And my kisses fell, happy as embers.

Sky from a ship. Field from the hills:
Your memory is made of light, of smoke, of a still pond!
Beyond your eyes, farther on, the evenings were blazing.
Dry autumn leaves revolved in your soul.

                       ~Pablo Neruda

    The poem above by  Pablo Neruda  seems juxtaposed beautifully with the Chopin Piano Sonata #3. The poet Rilke wrote:
  "To be loved means to be ablaze. To love is to shine with inexhaustible oil. To be loved is to pass away; to love is to last."  
     Neruda also feels love as a blaze of light "Beyond your eyes...the evenings were blazing."
Love is a blaze remembered. It is a "bonfire of awe". How beautiful are these enchanting sentiments. Enjoy your time with the ones you love. Let their kisses fall on you like embers of an eternal flame.