One Time More, My Love
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Dedicated to Matilde Urrutia
Published in 1959 as part of Cien sonetos de amor, this sonnet is dedicated to Neruda’s third wife, Matilde Urrutia. It stages an intimate evening scene that celebrates conjugal union and enduring affection, transforming domestic, nightly images into cosmic metaphors. As one piece of a larger love cycle, it reads as a private devotional address that enshrines desire and emotional permanence within Neruda’s late-career focus on erotic and domestic devotion.
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