I'm pleased that Donne brought out such interesting responses. Let's see if we can keep it up.

Tom...didn't know you hated 16th Cent Brit Lit, and Donne in particular, so much. What's not to like. And sure, Shakespeare is excellent but there were other fine writers of the era. You've got Kyd, Marlowe, and Jonson to name but a few. And there's the unanswerable question as to whether Shakespeare the man was Shakespeare the writer.

Peter...embrace the alien...and you're right, not flowery at all. While I like some modern poetry, I really admire and respect using established form, rhyme, meter, etc. Something I believe is often lost to modern poets...or certainly the hacks who string a bunch of random words together and call it a poem. Or the folks who make a simple two line rhyme and call it a poem.

Kat...was your comment directed at me or one of the others? I can't tell. Perhaps, since I can't determine, I should take it as a sign it was actually directed at me. I sense you're harkening back to your overtly zealous attack on me a few months ago. :-)

Mike...not sure what the "Praise Bob" was for but keep it coming. You could always switch to "Praise Ken."