Summary of Sweetest Love I Do Not Goe of John Donne

Sweetest Love I Do Not Goe" is a metaphysical poem written by John Donne and published posthumously in 1633 in Songs and Sonnets. After boaring in life, It was written to comfort his wife Anne More, before leaving her on a journey.

There are some important points to understand well in this love poem:- 

Reason for Leaving his wife:- The speaker clarifies that he is not leaving because he is tired of her, nor is he looking for a better love anywhere. Instead, he views his temporary departure as a "feigned death" (a practice run) to prepare them for the ultimate or an unavoidable separation of actual death. Separation is also a type of spiritual death between wife and husband. 

The Sun used as Metaphor in the stanzas:- He compares his journey to the daily cycle of the sun. Just as the sun sets every evening and rises again the next day, he promises to return. He adds that he would return even faster than the sun because he possesses human reason, desire, and the emotional "wings and spurs" of love.

Human vulnerability in this love song :- The speaker reflects on how weak human power is; people cannot control time, reverse bad luck, or add a single hour to a good moment. Because life is unpredictable, anything may take place anytime, she should not waste her energy sighing or weeping. She also demands him to go on journey together. 

At last,we can see the real finding of permanent togetherness as Spiritual Union. He urges his beloved not to harbor dark thoughts or imagine future harms, as doing so will manifest misery. He reminds her that those who keep each other alive in their hearts are never truly apart; they simply turn aside from each other for a short while. Believe him, he just goes and comes back very fast because she is his part of survival. He never departures her. He also mentions that she is in his life not for a short time but for a unlimited journey.