Classic and Contemporary Poetry
HOLY SONNET: 1, by JOHN DONNE Poem Explanation Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Thou hast made me, and shall thy work decay? Last Line: And thou like adamant draw mine iron heart. Variant Title(s): "god;holy Sonnet: 174;holy Sonnets: 13;from Divine Meditations: Sonnet I;""thou Hast Made Me, And Shall Thy Work Decay?""; Subject(s): Death; Prayer; Dead, The | ||||||||
Thou hast made me, and shall Thy work decay? Repair me now, for now mine end doth haste; I run to death, and death meets me as fast, And all my pleasures are like yesterday. I dare not move my dim eyes any way, Despair behind, and death before doth cast Such terror, and my feeble flesh doth waste By sin in it, which it towards hell doth weigh. Only Thou art above, and when towards Thee By Thy leave I can look, I rise again; But our subtle foe so tempteth me That not one hour myself I can sustain. Thy grace may wing me to prevent his art, And Thou like adamant draw mine iron heart. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...A FRIEND KILLED IN THE WAR by ANTHONY HECHT FOR JAMES MERRILL: AN ADIEU by ANTHONY HECHT TARANTULA: OR THE DANCE OF DEATH by ANTHONY HECHT CHAMPS D?ÇÖHONNEUR by ERNEST HEMINGWAY NOTE TO REALITY by TONY HOAGLAND A HYMN TO CHRIST, AT THE AUTHOR'S LAST GOING INTO GERMANY by JOHN DONNE |
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