Literary Treasure

Love Without Love

by Luis Lloréns Torres

I love you, because in my thousand and one nights of dreams,

I never once dreamed of you.

I looked down paths that traveled from afar,

but it was never you I expected.

Suddenly I've felt you flying through my soul

in quick , lofty flight,

and how beautiful you seem way up there, far

from my always idiot heart!

Love me that way, flying over everything.

And, like the bird on its branch, land in my arms

only to rest,

then fly off again.

Be not like the romantic one who,

In love, set me on fire.

When you climb up my mansion,

enter so lightly, that as you enter

the dog on my heart will not bark.

Translated by Julio Marazán

I chose this poem because it is so romantic. It talks about love. The person loves a girl. The person is telling that how he feels when he thinks about her and how he loves her too much. I think that he is in love without sucess because he says that love him that way. Also, I think that he is proposing heis real heart to her because this poem is like a letter. My favorite sentance in this poem is "Suddenly I've felt you flying through my soul" because that means he really falls in love with her, and he really loves her. The sentance is so romantic. I never have a boyfriend, so I do not know about love. However, if I have a boyfriend, I hope that my future boyfriend says the sentance to me. I have heard "Love believes all things". I think love is romantic and beautiful to everyone.