John Donne poem "Song Sweetest love, I do not go".

Song Sweetest love, I do not go.

                                          John Donne 

 

               The present poem of the John Donne deals with the theme of love in which the lover addressees to his beloved .It is a poem about the lovers emotions went it is time of him to separate himself from his beloved on account of his forth coming death the lover is of the opinion the those who love truly can never be separated even by death.

                               The poem opens with the lovers clarification that he is going away from her not because he is tired of her or because of a hope that he will be able to find a better person that his beloved the only reason why he is going away from her is his death. The lover accepts his physical death as a joke and a fake death. His real death would take place only if he stops loves of his beloved but that would never happen and so unreality he would never die. The lover gives an example of the sun .The sun which went away the previous night his come back again though the sun his neither sense nor desire to come back compared to that he has both sense and desire .So he would make his journey speeder than the sun and he will come back the next day.

                          The lover comments on fertility of human power saying that man cannot add even one hour more to his happy time .The man cannot bring back his happy days once those days are over .The lover is not afraid of his death and at the same time he tells her not to be afraid of his going away .He ready to accept his physical death without any hesitation .The lover request her not to sigh of wipe .It is not tears but his blood comes out if she wastes his soul and  blood in this manner , he would come to a conclusion that she does not love him as she claims .The lover of this believes that her fear may come to true and she may die after his death but it would give them a chance to remain side by side in their grave , so the death would become a chance to in the company . Once again it is firm belief of the lover that those who loved truly never part .The present poem is good example of Donne metaphysical poetry .It is employs images like  “ The Sun”, “ The Wings”, “ Destiny” and “ Divine” giving a metaphysical touch to this poem.