Thursday, August 30, 2007

The Church

I came across this sonnet by John Donne and loved the manner of his expression.

HOLY SONNET XVIII*

Show me, dear Christ, thy spouse so bright and clear.
What! is it she which on the other shore
Goes richly painted? or which, robbed and tore,
Laments and mourns in Germany and here?
Sleeps she a thousand, then peeps up one year?
Is she self-truth, and errs? now new, now outwore?
Doth she, and did she, and shall she evermore
On one, on seven, or on no hill appear?
Dwells she with us, or like adventuring knights
First travel we to seek, and then make love?
Betray, kind husband, thy spouse to our sights,
And let mine amorous soul court thy mild dove,
Who is most true and pleasing to thee then
When she is embraced and open to most men.

tell me what do you think??

*taken from http://www.luminarium.org/sevenlit/donne/holysonnet18.php

2 comments:

Cameron said...

Ahh John and the lovely way in which he speaks of "ye three person God" who so "ravages my heart!"
Thanks for keeping up the writing!
Cam

Unknown said...

Sonnet bahu saru lagyu
pan sachu kahu kai khabar padi nathi. kavio atlu badhu agharu kem lakhta hashe? anyway....