“Daybreak” by John Donne [w/ Audio]

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STAY, O sweet, and do not rise!
The light that shines comes from thine eyes;
The day breaks not: it is my heart,
Because that you and I must part.
        Stay! or else my joys will die
        And perish in their infancy.

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  1. This poem, though brief, is deeply moving and romantic. It speaks of the desire to hold on to what we love, to stop time, to prolong the perfect moment before the world—the day, routine, distance—destroys it.

    It is a plea as universal as it is intimate:
    “Stay, not forever, but at least… a little longer.”

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