This paper discusses the poem, "A Valediction: Of Weeping," by John Donne. The paper contends that, as in much of Donne's
poetry, logical argument and the use of extended
metaphors or '
conceits' are important in understanding the total impact of the poem. "A Valediction: Of Weeping" is no exception, and the three short stanzas of the poem contain a wide and complex web of meaning, which is open to subtle and varying interpretations.