(Allerliefste, ek stuur vir jou ‘n) Rooiborsduif
When Breyten Breytenbach's poem first appeared on the website in October 2016, this article grew into one of the most read articles on the website. After the introduction of the...
It’s one of the 108 sonnets that Philip Sidney (1554 – 1586) wrote during his life. The poem is known as “Come Sleep! O Sleep” or (just) “Sleep.” That is because this poem is officially entitled Sonnet 39. This sonnet is about the effect sleep has on men. This poem is part of another story: the story of Astrophil (star-lover) and Stella (star).