"Hymn to God the Father"



There are moments in literature when a verse of poetry, or a passage of prose, captures the reader's experiences and thoughts so perfectly that it resonates with the clarity of a bell at midnight.  That's literature at its very finest.  This poem, by John Donne, has always caused a "shock of recognition" to run through me that almost renders me speechless.










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