What a beautiful poem! Donne so excellently depicts that ancient idea of “like returning to like” - his body tugged west, toward earth, from which it came, and his soul tugged east, heaven, to which it longs to return.
And of course the body wins! I can so relate to this.
Brilliant and well conceived. To have god's first creation, light, arrive and encase me.
What a beautiful poem! Donne so excellently depicts that ancient idea of “like returning to like” - his body tugged west, toward earth, from which it came, and his soul tugged east, heaven, to which it longs to return.
And of course the body wins! I can so relate to this.
Have a blessed Good Friday!