Edmund Spenser - Sonnet 75

I really liked this poem, as I was able to relate to some of the concepts and themes that I found within the lyric. In the first quatrain, “the waves… wash[ing] [her name] away” reminded me once more that nothing is permanent.  My favorite line in the poem would have to be “again I wrote it with a second hand, but came the tide, and made my pains his prey.”  As it shows life is constantly changing around you and that we have to either accept it or live in denial (no, not the one in Egypt). I found the man’s love for his wife fascinating, and confusing at the same time. Whenever there is a woman mentioned, in almost any poem, she is placed on a high pedestal and almost revered by men. Yet, when it comes to real life, important decisions and social status, a woman is the lowest of the low. Although I find the man’s dedication to immortalize his love’s name moving, the discrepancy between what is said, and what is actually done has always baffled me a little bit.