A woman is more beautiful than the world in which I live; and so I close my eyes.
Paul EluardRead
She is standing on my lids And her hair is in my hair She has the colour of my eye She has the body of my hand In my shade she is engulfed As a stone against the sky She will never close her eyes And she does not let me sleep And her dreams in the bright day Make the suns evaporate And me laugh cry and laugh Speak when I have nothing to say
Interpretation
What this quote means
The quote expresses deep affection and connection between lovers, highlighting their intertwined existence and emotional impact on each other.
In this poetic depiction of love, the speaker illustrates an intense and intimate bond with their beloved, portraying how their partner's presence and essence permeate every aspect of their life. The imagery suggests the inextricable link they share, where the beloved influences the speaker’s very being, emotions, and even their dreams, symbolizing a love that transcends ordinary boundaries and evokes a profound sense of joy and pain.
Themes
LoveConnectionIntimacyPoetryEmotion
In practice
Example use cases
In a wedding speech, one might say, 'Just like Eluard describes, love creates a bond where two souls become one.'
More from Paul Eluard
All quotes →The language of my love does not belong to human language, my human body does not touch the flesh of my love.
Paul EluardRead
Your eyes in which I travel Have given to signs along the roads A meaning alien to the earth.
Paul EluardRead
Similar quotes
Real isn't how you are made," said the Skin Horse. "It's a thing that happens to you. When a child loves you for a long, long time, not just to play with, but REALLY loves you, then you become Real." "Does it hurt?" asked the Rabbit. "Sometimes," said the Skin Horse, for he was always truthful. "When you are Real you don't mind being hurt.
Margery WilliamsRead
They loved each other, not driven by necessity, by the "blaze of passion" often falsely ascribed to love. They loved each other because everything around them willed it, the trees and the clouds and the sky over their heads and the earth under their feet.
Boris PasternakRead
Love is the Cross, and the Cross is Love.
Therese Of LisieuxRead
I love our shared island, our shared Ireland and its core decency. I love it for its imagination and its celebration of the endless possibilities for our people.
Michael D. HigginsRead
For the moon never beams without bringing me dreams Of the beautiful Annabel Lee; And the stars never rise but I feel the bright eyes Of the beautiful Annabel Lee; And so, all the night-tide, I lie down by the side Of my darling- my darling- my life and my bride, In the sepulchre there by the sea, In her tomb by the sounding sea.
Edgar Allan PoeRead
What is fundamentally beautiful is compassion: for yourself and for those around you.
Lupita Nyong'ORead