Each Man is an Island
Each man is an island entire of itself; though every man
seeks a bridge, a link to the main;
if a town is washed away by the sea, the country
will restock, as well as if a politician were, as
well as if any collection of your Facebook friends or of your
silly dreams were; every man’s death saddens me,
because I imagined his shadow nearby.
And therefore never send to know for whom
the siren wails; it comes for you and me.
Thor, December 2015
'No Man is an Island'
No man is an island entire of itself; every man
is a piece of the continent, a part of the main;
if a clod be washed away by the sea, Europe
is the less, as well as if a promontory were, as
well as any manner of thy friends or of thine
own were; any man's death diminishes me,
because I am involved in mankind.
And therefore never send to know for whom
the bell tolls; it tolls for thee.
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Olde English Version
No man is an Iland, intire of itselfe; every man
is a peece of the Continent, a part of the maine;
if a Clod bee washed away by the Sea, Europe
is the lesse, as well as if a Promontorie were, as
well as if a Manor of thy friends or of thine
owne were; any mans death diminishes me,
because I am involved in Mankinde;
And therefore never send to know for whom
the bell tolls; It tolls for thee.
MEDITATION XVII
Devotions upon Emergent Occasions
John Donne
https://web.cs.dal.ca/~johnston/poetry/island.html
