The Good-Morrow Commentary

The poem "The Good-Morrow" by Donne shows a story of love. There is a love connection that two people share for one another that is developed and reflected upon throughout the poem. Throughout the poem entitled "The Good Morrow" by John Donne, the setting of time and time of love is established and focused on in each stanza through the past, present, and future.
In the first stanza, the author addresses his love for his soul mate, and reflects upon the past and how different his life would be without her in it. He is appealing to his soulmate, and also reflected on a promise he made to her once upon a time and how it would have been without him making the promise. The author uses examples such as partaking in childish activities and never really growing up.
The second stanza is powerful and shows what he is thinking right now in the present and how his life is currently with his soul mate. He is saying that he is now more powerful than he has ever felt before in his life with love. He is acknowledging that he has made many new discoveries, but that he still has many more things to discover and do.
In the third and final stanza, the author is looking to the future, and questions what life will be like. He is questioning if their opposites will bring them closer together, and if they were truly ment to be. The author ends his poem saying that as long as the couple is together, that their love will never die.
Overall, the poem is all about love, and the love of all ages. The author believes the two to be a perfect match.