![]() ![]() In the second part of the poem, the speaker begins to face sickness. He thinks that life will be an eternal springtime. When the speaker first decides to devote himself to serving God, he expects to be rewarded. The first-person speaker describes his changing mental and physical state as he tries to get closer to God. The theme of "Affliction I" is the relationship between humans and God. Equal parts serious and witty, self-assured and questioning, Herbert's poetry has appealed to people from a variety of religious and non-religious backgrounds. Auden, and Elizabeth Bishop all expressed admiration for Herbert’s poetry. Since that time, Herbert’s poetry has been a favorite with all sorts of readers. Fortunately, Herbert’s poems were printed. Shortly before his death, he sent copies of his poems to a friend, telling him to print them if they were useful or burn them instead. During his lifetime, Herbert never published his poetry. He was a devout man who spent the last years of his life running a small country church. Herbert wrote devotional poetry, meaning poetry that focuses on religious themes. "Affliction I" is the first of five poems with the same title. His single collection of poems, known as The Temple, was published in 1633 after his early death at the age of 39. “Affliction I” is one of 17th-century English poet George Herbert’s most memorable and loved poems. ![]()
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