Monday, March 22, 2010

‘carnal Apple, Woman Filled, Burning Moon,’ Comments

Rating: 3.4

Carnal apple, Woman filled, burning moon,
dark smell of seaweed, crush of mud and light,
what secret knowledge is clasped between your pillars?
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Pablo Neruda
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Dr Dillip K Swain 22 May 2021

Nothing to say, just loved reading this fabulous piece of poetry!

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Sylvia Frances Chan 21 May 2021

A powerful poem, Congratulation on being the Modern Poem Of the day,5 Stars! Amazing poem

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Amit Shukla 18 November 2020

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Gayatri Phukan 11 August 2020

Love is a war of lighting wounderfull

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Unnikrishnan E S 24 November 2018

Love is a war of lightning, and two bodies ruined by a single sweetness. Kiss by kiss I cover your tiny infinity, What other words can express love better than this!

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Unnikrishnan E S 07 October 2018

And the first line, “Carnal Apple, woman filled, Burning Moon”.... Burning moon! Moon is always attached to sexuality and woman’s form... By using the adjective “burning”, does he not allude to the female sexuality too?

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Unnikrishnan E S 07 October 2018

A very Nerudian poem. Ascribing sensuality to the body of a woman.. the phrase ‘carnal apple’ stands for the female body and sensual pleasure man attaches to it. At the same time apple refers to the ‘original sin’. Not word goes waste in the poem. Though highly sensual, the poem never entertains obscenity. Wonderful write.

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Aamir Sheikh 18 June 2016

Awsome one :)

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Fabrizio Frosini 24 November 2015

This poem by Pablo Neruda is filled with much sensual imagery that beautifully paints the image of a woman without sounding obscene, as expected from him. With the very first phrase “carnal apple”, Neruda sets the mood for the rest of the poem. The “apple”―alluding to the forbidden fruit of good and evil in the Garden of Eden―that is “carnal” suggests the speaker is describing his audience (the woman) as a tempting, bodily pleasure, and this idea is continued throughout the rest of the poem. [wordsmorgasbord]

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Gigi Levin 12 September 2014

Nihoulu, shut the heck up. Nobody wants to read that kind of filth about poetry. You need to get a life.

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Colleen Courtney 07 June 2014

Love the subtle sexuality of this particular poem.

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Captain Herbert Poetry 27 April 2014

A message about carnality Very enlightening

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Brian Jani 27 April 2014

Awesome I like this poem, check mine out 

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Brian Jani 27 April 2014

Awesome I like this poem, check mine out 

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Brian Jani 27 April 2014

Awesome I like this poem, check mine out 

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Brian Jani 27 April 2014

Awesome I like this poem, check mine out 

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Patricia Grantham 10 April 2014

Such a passionate write. Full of love and sweetness. Every word dripping with honey. Your way with words is excellent. Touche.

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Usha Ramani 07 March 2014

Riveting words! ! So intense!

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Joan Balmania 24 October 2013

Very sensual yet very artistic. Neruda really has a control over abstract and imagery.

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B. Laxmi Priya 17 July 2013

An absolutely original composition. Sensuous to the very core. And unforgettable imagery.

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