Sweetness Always

“ Sweetness, Always” ( Analysis) For those who are accustomed to Pablo Neruda’s predominantly either romantic or political poetry, “Sweetness, Always” may result confusing and somewhat deceiving. However, Neruda beautifully uses deception to convey a message of protest against the lack of sweetness and the starvation of the soul. Initially, it seemed to me as though it was some sort of protest concerning the socio-political situation of his country Chile. There are various factors and points …

…the author explains, in his view, the meaningfulness of sweetness when he asserts that sweetness will remain alive with or without us by virtue of its presence in every creation, no matter where, or how, sweetness has a place everywhere. In spite of its apparent ambiguity, in this poem Neruda translates his words into a technique that ultimately allows “Sweetness, Always” to condense and reflect the sweetness, beauty, and simplicity it professes and calls for.