Carnal Apple, Woman Filled, Burning Moon
Carnal Apple, Woman Filled, Burning Moon - meaning Summary
Visceral Erotic Exploration
The poem depicts an intense erotic encounter that merges bodily intimacy with cosmic and natural imagery. Neruda compares the beloved to fruit, moon, and sea, framing love as a journey and a violent, transformative force. Physical union is described as both battle and pilgrimage, where touch, taste, and desire dissolve boundaries until lovers become luminous and unified. The tone is sensuous, elemental, and celebratory of bodily pleasure as transcendence.
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