Great Regulars: This to and fro perfectly sets up

the sublime third stanza, when the poet embraces both sun and lover, leading to the final couplet, in which the solipsism of love is ennobled and made glorious.

The Sun Rising by by John Donne

from Sarah Crown: The Guardian: theblogbooks: Poem of the day: Another old favourite--this time by John Donne.

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I bought the book [by Edwin Morgan] for a couple of quid and have treasured it ever since. In honour of the great man's birthday, then, here is the first of his sonnets to his city.

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from Sarah Crown: The Guardian: theblogbooks: Poem of the day: Happy birthday, Edwin Morgan . . .

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What I'd like, therefore, is for you to email me (sarah.crown@guardian.co.uk) with the poems you'd like to discuss, and I'll post them for you. How does that sound?

And to mark this phoenix-from-the-ashes reinvention of the poem of the day, here is my final choice - for now - this sonnet from Michael Drayton. Take note of the final couplet - and see you all on Friday!

from Sarah Crown: The Guardian: theblogbooks: Poem of the day: Not goodbye, but au revoir . . .

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