i want to do to you what spring does for the cherry trees

by mary mackay

Uploaded 19 Jun 2008 — 1 favorite

© mary mackay

Cemetery of kisses, there is still fire in your tombs,
still the fruited boughs burn, pecked at by birds.
I want to do with you
What spring does with the cherry trees.
~Pablo Neruda
(poet and fiery political activist)

photo by ©marymackay, 2006
Lisbon, Portugal

1 response

  • Henrique Pousão

    Henrique Pousão gave props (20 Jun 2008):

    A Spanish poet, written in Portuguese, in a beautiful photo by a Scottish(?) artist.

To add your comment, Log in or sign up!