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    This poem is about a man giving his lover a picture of himself before departing, knowing that one day they will both be dead. He acknowledges that over time and hardship the picture may come to better represent his appearance. However, he hopes it will remind her that she should not let his external changes diminish how she views him or the love they once shared. The picture captures who he was at his best and she should remember that inner self instead of any future deterioration.

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    This poem is about a man giving his lover a picture of himself before departing, knowing that one day they will both be dead. He acknowledges that over time and hardship the picture may come to better represent his appearance. However, he hopes it will remind her that she should not let his external changes diminish how she views him or the love they once shared. The picture captures who he was at his best and she should remember that inner self instead of any future deterioration.

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    8/7/2015 ElegyV:HisPicturebyJohnDonne:ThePoetryFoundation

    Home>Poems&Poets>ElegyV:HisPicture

    ElegyV:HisPicture
    BYJOHNDONNE

    HeretakemypicturethoughIbidfarewell
    Thine,inmyheart,wheremysouldwells,shalldwell.
    'Tislikemenow,butIdead,'twillbemore
    Whenweareshadowsboth,than'twasbefore.
    WhenweatherbeatenIcomeback,myhand
    Perhapswithrudeoarstorn,orsunbeamstann'd,
    Myfaceandbreastofhaircloth,andmyhead
    Withcare'srashsuddenstormsbeingo'erspread,
    Mybody'asackofbones,brokenwithin,
    Andpowder'sbluestainsscatter'donmyskin
    Ifrivalfoolstaxtheeto'havelov'daman
    Sofoulandcoarseas,oh,Imayseemthen,
    ThisshallsaywhatIwas,andthoushaltsay,
    "Dohishurtsreachme?dothmyworthdecay?
    Ordotheyreachhisjudgingmind,thathe
    Shouldnowloveless,whathedidlovetosee?
    Thatwhichinhimwasfairanddelicate,
    Wasbutthemilkwhichinlove'schildishstate
    Didnurseitwhonowisgrownstrongenough
    Tofeedonthat,whichtodisus'dtastesseemstough."

    http://www.poetryfoundation.org/poem/173356 1/1

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