Pablo Neruda "Ode to Things"

Excerpt:

"...Mankind has
built
oh so many
perfect
things!
Built them of wool
and of wood,
of glass and
of rope:
remarkable
tables,
ships, and stairways.

I love
all
things,
not because they are
passionate
or sweet-smelling
but because,
I don’t know,
because
this ocean is yours,
and mine: ..."

I like Pablo Neruda's "Ode to Things" because he brings attention to things that have been easily overlooked. While most people write poetry about their love for nature Neruda writes about his love of things, not for materialistic purposes but for the creativeness that goes into building this objects. Neruda does not disregard nature but rather wants to show his love for human made objects. He describes how each object has "the trace of someone's finger."