The Poetry Stash: 25December2024

I Remember You As You Were by Pablo Neruda

Today’s poem, “I Remember You As You Were” by Pablo Neruda, translated by W.S. Merwin, is from the collection Twenty Love Poems and a Song of Despair (Penguin Group) The book is available for purchase here.

I Remember You As You Were by Pablo Neruda

Prompts:

1.	Begin with “I remember you as…”
2.	Begin with “heart like a house…”
3.	Draft a poem that describes a beloved who has died or is no longer physically a part of your life.
4.	Draft a poem that contains quatrains (4-line stanzas).

5. Photo by Min An via pexels.com. Use the image as a writing prompt.

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