Holy Sonnet XIV: Batter My Heart, Three-Personed God - A poem by John Donne

John Donne - Holy Sonnet XIV: Batter My Heart, Three-Personed God

Batter my heart, three-personed God; for you
As yet but knock, breathe, shine, and seek to mend;
That I may rise and stand, o'erthrow me, and bend
Your force to break, blow, burn, and make me new.
I, like an usurped town, to another due,
Labor to admit you, but O, to no end;
Reason, your viceroy in me, me should defend,
but is captived, and proves weak or untrue.
yet dearly I love you, and would be loved fain,
But am betrothed unto your enemy.
Divorce me, untie or break that knot again;
Take me to you, imprison me, for I,
Except you enthrall me, never shall be free,
Nor even chaste, except you ravish me.

Added: on May 2nd, 2006 at 1:39 PM | Viewed: 8485 times | Comments (13)

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Poet: John Donne Poem: Holy Sonnet XIV: Batter My Heart, Three-Personed God Comment 13 of 13, added on April 8th, 2008 at 11:17 PM. John Donne is a great Metaphyical poet who uses great skills in combining the physical things with that of the spiritual(divinely)through the use of image,a unification of disparate ideas. Okunnuga Oluwayemisi from Nigeria Comment 12 of 13, added on July 24th, 2006 at 3:22 PM. All the comments are very knowledgable and clever. Mine is purely based on feelings. This poem is about a passionate relationship between John Donne and God . Donne, a man who has come to know the Father the Son and the Holy Spirit. As you read you want to know that same relationship yourself. A very exciting poen! Anderly Hardy from Chile Comment 11 of 13, added on May 2nd, 2006 at 1:39 PM. This is a beautiul portrait of mankinds relationship with god. For we are forever attempting to reach god yet consistently failing. This is a poem about much more than simply one man and his god, it is about all men and all gods. Human nature is irrevocably flawed yet we are forever trying to acheive a holiness that our very nature rails agaisnt. Anna from United States More Comments >> Are you looking for more information on this poem? Perhaps you are trying to analyze it? The poem, Holy Sonnet XIV: Batter My Heart, Three-Personed God, has received 13 comments. Click here to read them, and perhaps post a comment of your own. Of course you can also always discuss poems by John Donne with others on the Poetry Connection poetry forum!

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Holy Sonnet XIV: Batter My Heart, Three-Personed God Last read: 2008-07-23 18:20:30 Viewed 8485 times. Added on May 2nd, 2006 at 1:39 PM.

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