Love

Witchcraft by a picture.

by John Donne 1572–1631

Love

I Fixe mine eye on thine, and there
Pitty my picture burning in thine eye,
My picture drown'd in a transparent teare,
When I looke lower I espie,
Hadst thou the wicked skill
By pictures made and mard, to kill?
How many wayes mightst thou performe thy will?

But now I have drunke thy sweet salt teares,
And though thou poure more I'll depart;
My picture vanish'd, vanish feares,
That I can be endamag'd by that art;
Though thou retaine of mee
One picture more, yet that will bee,
Being in thine owne heart, from all malice free.

MLA

Donne, John. “Witchcraft by a picture.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/donne/96/.

Chicago

Donne, John. “Witchcraft by a picture.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/donne/96/.

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