Some of the most analyzed aspects of emotions and life, by the greats of literature over the last few centuries, have been the question of death and the physical dimension , spiritual and emotional attachments that can be defined as love. Although prose and poetry writers have long delved into these two specific areas of discussion, the depth and diversity in approach is something that can only be described in regards to the difference between the personalities and world of the author in question. Accordingly, the following analysis will focus on discussing and analyzing the approach and understanding of love that two specific poets display within their respective works. The first of these poets that will be analyzed is John Donne in his poem “A valediction forbidding Mourning”. Likewise, the second one that will be analyzed will be “To His Coy Mistress” by Andrew Marvell. Even though these two points were written more or less in the same time frame, the key differential that will be analyzed concerns the way in which the respective authors understand love and in a somewhat asymmetrical way. As will be discussed in the previous analysis, John Donne's point focuses on love existing outside the constraints of time, while Andrew Marvell's point focuses on the immediacy, urgency, and physical necessity of love that exists in the very moment. Through the analysis and discussion of these facts, it is this author's hope that the reader will gain a more informed understanding regarding how love has been interpreted in different ways by different authors; even within the same era. First, regarding Andrew Marvell's poem, "To His Coy Mistress," the reader can quickly come to understand that......middle of paper...Marvell's poem is predicated entirely on lust and on the physical concept of love, it would be fair to say that, compared to John Donne's, Marvell's is particularly more focused on the physical definition of love and the way in which the poet is able to interact with it. Through comparison, the lack of immediacy referenced regarding John Donne's point helps evoke an understanding of a more spiritual definition for the love he shares for the woman described in the poem. Rather than denoting which particular approach is most effective or analyzing the understanding or belief that love that exists outside of time is the highest and noblest approach, the differential that has thus far been discussed and analyzed is useful to denote only the approach that these two respective authors have taken into consideration the topic in question.