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Ode to My Suit

(2) Sea Level

Neruda wanted his odes to reflect the simple beauty of the world; there's no difficult allusions, symbolism, or vocabulary slowing us down in this one, even if the poem does use this simplicity to cover some hefty ideas (see "Symbols, Imagery, and Wordplay" for more).