The Good Morrow

I wonder by my troth, what thou, and I
Did, till we lov'd? Were we not wean'd till then?
But suck'd on countrey pleasures, childishly?
Or snorted we in the seaven sleepers den?
T'was so; But this, all pleasures fancies bee.
If ever any beauty I did see,
Which I desir'd, and got, 'twas but a dreame of thee.

And now good morrow to our waking soules,
Which watch not one another out of feare;
For love, all love of other sights controules,
And makes one little roome, an every where.
Let sea-discoverers to new worlds have gone,
Let Maps to other, worlds on worlds have showne,
Let us possesse one world; each hath one, and is one.

My face in thine eye, thine in mine appeares,
And true plaine hearts doe in the faces rest,
Where can we finde two better hemispheares
Without sharpe North, without declining West?
What ever dyes, was not mixed equally;
If our two loves be one, or, thou and I
Love so alike, that none doe slacken, none can die.


Commentary:
In John Donne's "The Good Morrow," Donne uses diction/structure and repetition to express his deep love and feelings for his lover.
Donne's use of the word "soul" demonstrates his deep love for his lover because when one speaks of souls, it shows that what they feel goes past mind and body. When one referrs to a soul connection, it means that they feel a deep, strong, everlasting bond to the other because a soul lives on forever. Donne also uses many commas within his sentences, which signify pauses or breaks in his speech/thinking. It is always hard for people to express their love and feelings for other people, which causes nervousness and shyness. His many breaks (structure) within his sentences show that it is hard for him to get his words out and fully express himself, which shows that he is in love.
Donne frequently repeats the word 'love" and different forms of the word "we," such as "our" and "us". The repetition of the word loves demonstrates how deep his love runs for her because it's almost like he can't say it enough. It seems as if, by repeating the word "love" he is trying to convince his lover of how deep his feelings are for her. His repetition of the words "we", "our", and "us" demonstrate that he feels that him and his lover are one. This ties in to his use of the words "love" and "soul" because it demonstrates that his love is so deep that he feels him and his lover have a soul connection that make them one person, one being, one life force. It shows that he would not be whole without his lover because without her he would only be half of a person and not "one."