What did you think of when you read this poem？ Could you hear the waves crashing against the sandy shore？ Could you see the silver moon？ Could you see the beautiful blue colour it speaks of？ This poem talks about the birth of fire. Could you imagine fire being born on the sea？

This poem is by a man named Pablo Neruda. He was a Spanish language poet from Chile. Neruda wrote many poems. Some were poems about history. Sometimes a historical poem told a very long story. Sometimes it demanded change in society.Neruda was also very interested in politics. So， he wrote poems about politics. He wrote emotional poems. They were very popular. And he also wrote poems about common things in life — like nature and the sea.

Pablo Neruda was born in 1904， in Chile. Even as a young boy， he was always interested in literature and writing. In fact， he started writing poetry when he was only ten years old. A local daily newspaper first published Neruda's writing. He was only thirteen years old！

Each book was translated into many languages. And they remain popular even today！

你读这首诗的时候想到了什么？你能听到海浪拍打沙滩的声音吗？你能看到银色的月光吗？你能看到诗里提到的漂亮蓝色吗？这首诗讲的是火光的诞生。你能想象火焰在海上燃烧起来的情景吗？

这首诗的作者是巴勃罗·聂鲁达。他是智利人，是西班牙语系的知名诗人。聂鲁达一生著有很多诗篇。有些诗是描写历史的。有的历史诗篇会讲述一段非常长的历史，有的则要求进行社会变革。聂鲁达对政治也十分感兴趣。所以他写了很多与政治有关的诗。他也写充满感情的诗篇。这些诗歌非常受欢迎。他也著有描述自然和海洋等生活中常见景物的诗歌。

巴勃罗·聂鲁达于1904年出生在智利。他年幼时就对文学和写作产生了兴趣。实际上，他10岁时就开始写诗。他的作品首次刊登在地方日报上时，他只有13歲！

聂鲁达的每本书都被译成多种语言。他的诗歌直至今日依然很受欢迎！