Monday, May 31, 2004

Perspective

"Moving of the earth brings harms & fears
Men reckon what it did & meant,
But tredipation of the spheres
Though greater far, is innocent"

These words come from one of my favourite poems and poet (A Valediction: Forbidding Mourning, John Donne). Basically, it gives me perspective.

Although, I think when Donne wrote it at the time, he was very witty (most metaphysical poets were!). Comparing his and his mistress' love to something as profound as the planetary movements of our solar system.