The central theme of this poem is that two lovers are saying farewell. The two people have to figure out how to move on with their lives without the other. For example, Donne scribes "as virtuous men pass mildly away, and whisper to their souls to go, while some of their sad friends do say, the breath goes now, and some say no." Basically, Donne is trying to say that sometimes, our friends must tell us goodbye. Some of us leave with sad departings, while others see farewells as positive new experiences. The narrator is trying to say that he says goodbye to his love with a bittersweet attitude. The tone of the poem is uplifting and inspiring because it gives hope for the lovers to still live on. This is achieved through the author's diction. Donne states that " we by a love so much refined, that ourselves know not what it is, inter-assured of the mind, care less, eyes, lips, and hands to miss." This is uplifting because it embodies that even though the narrator is parting from his love, their love will never be forgotten in the memories of his eyes, lips, and hands.
When Donne says, "and though it in the center sit," I believe that this symbolizes that two people sit in the center of the other's heart. The two are the center and meaning of the other's life. The poem ends right back at the circle. Perhaps this symbolizes that love is a never-ending cycle that everyone in society wants to be running around in. The form of the pattern is iambic pentameter. Every other line rhymes, which means it follows an ABAB format. Punctuation is used throughout, but the sentences are very long. I feel that perhaps the narrator is not sad about leaving behind his lover. Maybe he does not feel the same way for her, but this just makes me think of a famous quote. "If you love someone, let him go. If he comes back to you, he's yours. If he doesn't, he never was." Maybe this man will return to his lover with a deeper love than he had for her before.
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