Read a more modern rendition of this lovely sonnet here. This is one of the sonnets I remember leaving me breathless the first time I read it as a college freshman. It still brings me to my knees.
Read about Sonnets, background on John Donne, and more works by Donne at these links.
Friday Poetry is over at The Book Mine Set. I'm posting early this week because I won't be at my desk on Friday.
4 comments:
Ohhh, me too, me too. Batter My Heart was the title of some romantic tripe I read in high school, and I actually looked up the sonnet -- and was much more taken with that. This is lovely.
I have never, ever read that before, and it has left me with tears in my eyes.
Wow. Those opening four lines--whew!
Sorry this didn't show up in my original links. I'm not sure what happened. I know it's late, but I've remedied it now.
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