The "plot" of this love sonnet is a common one: the realization that our love partner is in everything we see, touch, do. But the way Neruda conveys this is so precise that we can actually sense how he himself feels, rather than just identify with the general feeling of being in love.

Soneto 22 #1
2024
Acrylic on canvas
12 x 9 in.
Soneto 22 #2
2024
Acrylic on canvas
17 x 14 1/2 in.